Newcastle, Wyoming is a small town located in Weston County. It has a population of about 3,000 people and is governed by the City Council which consists of four elected officials. The city council meets every second Tuesday of the month to discuss issues concerning the community such as budget, infrastructure, public safety, and more. Newcastle also has two representatives in the Wyoming Legislature that represent their constituents from Newcastle on matters that impact state-wide legislation. The town prides itself on its dedication to public service and providing an environment that encourages growth for its residents. Through active participation in local politics, citizens have been able to create change in their local government and contribute to the well-being of their community as a whole.
The political climate in Newcastle, WY is strongly conservative.
Weston County, WY is very conservative. In Weston County, WY 10.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 10.2%.
Weston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newcastle, WY is strongly conservative.
Weston 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.
Newcastle, 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 Newcastle, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $40,462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)