The small town of Encampment, Wyoming is home to a dedicated and passionate political community. Despite its size, the local politics in this tight-knit town are full of energy and enthusiasm. On any given issue, you will find residents passionately debating their stance, making sure their voice is heard. Discussion varies from tax reforms to environmental regulations to educational standards that all impact the future of Encampment's citizens and community. Citizens regularly show up to city council meetings to voice their opinions on these issues and more. The local politicians in Encampment understand the importance of listening to their constituents and strive to make decisions that benefit everyone in the area. With a rich history and bright future, Encampment takes pride in its strong political culture that keeps the town growing.
The political climate in Encampment, WY is strongly 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
Encampment, WY is strongly 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.
Encampment, 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 Encampment, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $3,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)