Elk Mountain, Wyoming is a small town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. While there is not much political activity in this small town, citizens are passionate about their beliefs and participate in local politics. Local elections are held on a regular basis to decide important issues such as taxes, education funding, zoning laws, and other matters that affect the everyday lives of those living in Elk Mountain. In addition to local politicians who work to represent the needs of their constituents, citizens also have access to state and national representatives who can help make their voices heard on larger issues. By engaging in local politics, the citizens of Elk Mountain can ensure that their elected officials take into account the needs and wants of their community before making decisions that will affect them all.
The political climate in Elk Mountain, WY is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, WY is very conservative. In Carbon County, WY 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 21.4%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk Mountain, WY is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Wyoming 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.
Elk Mountain, 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 Elk Mountain, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $3,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $975 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)