The small town of 82324 Elk Mountain, WY is a rural community with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its size, politics plays an important role in the town's history and development. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to elect their own mayor and city council members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire community. For example, these elected officials set tax rates, oversee infrastructure projects, and decide how to allocate resources for public services such as schools and libraries. The mayor and city council also help shape Elk Mountain's identity by creating zoning laws and regulations that determine what types of businesses can operate within the town limits. Residents take pride in their ability to make their voices heard at the ballot box and contribute to shaping the future of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 82324 (Elk Mountain, WY) is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, WY is very conservative. In Carbon County, WY 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 21.4%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82324 (Elk Mountain, WY) is strongly conservative.
Elk Mountain, Wyoming is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Wyoming is very conservative.
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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.
Elk Mountain, 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 82324 (Elk Mountain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $3,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $975 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)