Niobrara County, located in Wyoming, is a rural county with a population of 2,447 according to the 2018 US Census. It is primarily agricultural and ranching land, and its economy relies heavily on natural resources. The county government is based in Lusk, the county seat. The county follows a commission form of government structure with three elected commissioners who represent the citizens of Niobrara County. These commissioners are responsible for setting the budget for the county as well as administering services such as public safety, health care and education. At the state level, Niobrara County is represented by members of both houses of the Wyoming State Legislature - two representatives and one senator - that are elected by local voters every two years. The citizens of Niobrara County also have access to federal representation through Wyoming's sole congressional district in Washington D.C., currently held by Republican Liz Cheney since 2017. Through all these various levels of politics within Niobrara County, it's evident that local citizens have an active voice in representing their interests on both a state and national level.
The political climate in Niobrara County, WY is very conservative.
In Niobrara County, WY 11.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niobrara county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 11.9%.
Niobrara county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Niobrara 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.
Niobrara, 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 Niobrara County, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $8,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)