Dayton, Wyoming is a small town located in Sheridan County, with a population of just over 400 people. The local government is made up of a Mayor and four City Council members who are elected by the community at large. These officials are responsible for making policy decisions that affect the day-to-day life of Dayton residents. While Dayton does not have much in the way of political activity, the infrastructure and amenities provided by its local government ensures the community remains safe, clean and prosperous. By working together, citizens of Dayton can ensure their voices are heard when it comes to decision making and create a better quality of life for all.
The political climate in Dayton, WY is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, WY is very conservative. In Sheridan County, WY 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 24.6%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dayton, WY is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Sheridan Metro Area is very conservative.
Wyoming is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Dayton, Wyoming: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dayton, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $10,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $20,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)