The politics in Rock Springs, WY Metro Area are heavily influenced by the local population and current political landscape. The area is primarily served by Republican and Democratic candidates who take an active role in developing policies that will improve the lives of the citizens in the region. Each candidate is able to present their individual visions and goals which can then be debated and discussed among members of both parties. This allows for a healthy dialogue between politicians from both sides of the aisle which helps ensure that decisions are made with the interests of everyone in mind. In addition, local organizations such as chambers of commerce, religious groups, schools, and other community stakeholders often weigh in on matters related to politics, giving them another way to influence the outcome of decisions. All this contributes to a vibrant political atmosphere which is truly reflective of the people living within Rock Springs.
The political climate in Rock Springs Metro Area is very conservative.
In Rock Springs Metro Area 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Rock Springs metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.0%.
The Rock Springs metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock Springs 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.
Rock Springs, 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 Rock Springs Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $85,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 460 contributions totaling $103,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)