The Riverton, WY Metro Area has a vibrant political atmosphere that is shaped by the views of its citizens. Local politics are influenced by the unique values and beliefs of the area, and many local candidates for office have emerged in recent years who strive to represent these values. The city also features a number of active civic organizations which help bring citizens together to discuss important issues and create meaningful change. With a strong commitment to democracy, Riverton is an excellent place for those interested in local politics to become involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Riverton Metro Area is very conservative.
In Riverton Metro Area 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Riverton metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 30.5%.
The Riverton metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverton 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.
Riverton, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Riverton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,196 contributions totaling $117,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 551 contributions totaling $112,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)