82609 Casper is located in the heart of Wyoming and is the county seat of Natrona County. The city has a rich history that dates back to its founding in 1888, and today it is home to over 60,000 people. Politically, 82609 Casper is part of Wyoming's state legislature where local legislators are elected by citizens in their respective districts. In Casper, special interest groups such as the Chamber of Commerce lobby for specific policies. Additionally, local politicians strive to make sure that all residents have equal access to resources and services. Furthermore, 82609 Casper holds regular elections for school boards and other municipal offices which are open to all eligible voters regardless of party affiliation or lack thereof. Overall, politics in 82609 Casper reflect the values held by its citizens of equality and fairness.
The political climate in Zip 82609 (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 82609 (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 82609 (Casper)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $21,111 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $131,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)