Opal, WY is a small town in Western Wyoming with a close-knit community and a strong civic presence. The politics in Opal are focused on maintaining its small-town charm and protecting the unique character of the area. Local political candidates in Opal are committed to addressing issues that impact the community, such as improving infrastructure, keeping taxes low, and increasing access to educational opportunities. They also work to ensure that Opal remains a safe place for all residents by providing essential services such as public safety, emergency response, and health care. Additionally, they strive to create an open dialogue between local government and its citizens by involving them in decision making processes and finding solutions to problems through collaboration. All political candidates in Opal represent the best interests of their constituents by focusing on what is important to them: creating a thriving community with quality of life for all its members.
The political climate in Opal, WY is very 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
Opal, WY is very 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.
Opal, 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 Opal, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)