Rawlins, WY is a small town of about 9,400 people in the state of Wyoming. It is a place with a strong sense of community and civic pride, and its politics reflect this strong connection. The local government of Rawlins consists of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the townsfolk every two years. The council members are responsible for setting municipal policies on topics such as city planning, public safety, land use, economic development, and other important issues. Issues that arise in town can be discussed at the open city council meetings held monthly. Additionally, there are several political organizations which operate within the town to advocate for various causes like education reform or environmental conservation. Rawlins is a great example of how citizens can come together to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to political decision making in their local community.
The political climate in Rawlins, 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
Rawlins, 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.
Rawlins, 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 Rawlins, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $3,883 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $24,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)