Rock Springs, Wyoming is a small town located in Sweetwater County. It is governed by a mayor-council system, with the current mayor being Carl Demshar. The town has five elected council members who are responsible for local issues, such as zoning laws, public services, and the budget. In addition to the elected officials, there are various boards and committees that help make decisions on behalf of the town. Among these are the Planning Commission, Advisory Board of Health Services, and Board of Adjustment. These groups work together to ensure that Rock Springs maintains its friendly atmosphere and provides quality services to its citizens. Residents take pride in their local government and get involved in politics by attending monthly city council meetings or helping out on election day. Through their involvement in local politics, Rock Springs residents are able to have their voices heard when it comes to making decision about their community.
The political climate in Rock Springs, WY is moderately conservative.
Sweetwater County, WY is very conservative. In Sweetwater County, WY 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sweetwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.0%.
Sweetwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock Springs, WY is moderately conservative.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Rock Springs Metro Area 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.
Rock Springs, 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 Rock Springs, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,428 contributions totaling $199,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,101 contributions totaling $218,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)