Thayne is a small town located in the southern part of Wyoming, with a population of around 679 people. It has a vibrant local political scene, with many candidates running for various offices in recent years. Currently, there are two major parties – the Republican and Democratic – vying for voters’ attention. Local elections often involve debates on important issues such as education, health care and economic development. The citizens of Thayne take pride in their small-town lifestyle and take an active interest in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard. The current mayor of Thayne is Mary Roper, who was elected in 2016, and she works hard to keep the community engaged and informed about local issues. In addition to the mayor, there are also several members of the town council representing different areas within Thayne that work together to make decisions for the betterment of the community.
The political climate in Thayne, 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
Thayne, 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.
Thayne, 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 Thayne, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $6,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $7,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)