Casper, Wyoming, located in zip code 82601, is the county seat of Natrona County. While there are no specific local political candidates in the area, the politics of 82601 Casper remains an important aspect of life for many residents. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with seven members elected to serve on the city council. Casper also has representation at the county and state levels with a variety of elected officials ranging from sheriffs to representatives in Congress. Major issues that are important to local politics include economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, education reform, and environmental regulations. Casper's citizens have always had a voice in their government and strive to ensure their interests are represented fairly and equitably at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 82601 (Casper, WY) is strongly conservative.
Natrona County, WY is very conservative. In Natrona County, WY 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Natrona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 24.2%.
Natrona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82601 (Casper, WY) is strongly conservative.
Casper, Wyoming is strongly conservative.
Natrona County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Casper 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.
Casper, 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 zip 82601 (Casper)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 936 contributions totaling $58,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $118,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)