Kemmerer, Wyoming is located in Lincoln County and is known for its abundance of local outdoor activities and attractions. When it comes to politics, Kemmerer is part of the larger county political system which includes the Lincoln County Commissioners and other county officials. Local elections are held every two years in order to select candidates from the state's Republican and Democratic parties. These elected representatives then make decisions concerning county resources, infrastructure development, public safety, and other matters important to the citizens of Kemmerer. The majority of residents in Kemmerer lean towards conservative values when it comes to their political views. As such, candidates who run on a conservative platform often have an advantage over those with more progressive or liberal views.
The political climate in Kemmerer, WY is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, WY is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WY 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.6% to 14.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kemmerer, WY is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Kemmerer, 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 Kemmerer, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $2,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $5,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)