Washakie, WY County has a long standing tradition of civic engagement and is home to many passionate individuals who take an active role in their local politics. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues and attend city council meetings when possible. The county is well represented by its local government, which includes a county commission and other elected officials that work together to make decisions for the community. In addition to the governing body, there are numerous organizations and committees that focus on various topics such as education, public safety, health care, economic development, and more. As residents of Washakie County, it is important to stay involved with the political process in order to ensure that their voice is heard and taken into consideration when key decisions need to be made.
The political climate in Washakie County, WY is very conservative.
In Washakie County, WY 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washakie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 16.2%.
Washakie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washakie County, WY is very conservative.
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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.
Washakie, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Washakie County, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 294 contributions totaling $5,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $24,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)