Teton, WY County is a small rural area located in the northwestern corner of Wyoming. It is an area that has seen a lot of growth in recent years due to the influx of people relocating to its picturesque terrain. The county government is responsible for many services that benefit its citizens, such as providing and maintaining public roads and utilities, educating local students, managing land use and development projects, and providing public safety. At the local level, Teton County elects a three-member Board of County Commissioners who are tasked with overseeing these services. These commissioners also serve as the local legislative body for making laws that affect the county, such as setting tax rates, developing ordinances, adopting budgets, approving contracts and more. Additionally, there are several other locally elected officials in Teton County that serve on boards and committees which help shape policy decisions for the county. Local political candidates work tirelessly to ensure they are elected to these positions so they can represent their constituents’ interests in government decision making.
The political climate in Teton County, WY is very liberal.
In Teton County, WY 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 29.6%.
Teton county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Teton County, WY is very liberal.
Jackson Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Teton, Wyoming: R d D D D D
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 Teton County, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,672 contributions totaling $3,072,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $542 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,703 contributions totaling $3,307,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,942 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)