The small town of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, is part of the Wind River Indian Reservation and has a population just over 1,000. It is the home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, who share jurisdiction over the area. As such, local politics are largely determined by tribal councils and other governing bodies. The town also has an elected mayor and council that address local matters such as zoning regulations, infrastructure needs, and public safety issues. While there are no current political candidates running for office, citizens have several opportunities to stay involved in their community including participation in meetings with tribal leaders or attending public forums discussing important topics affecting the town.
The political climate in Zip 82514 (Fort Washakie, WY) is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, WY is very conservative. In Fremont County, WY 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, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 30.5%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82514 (Fort Washakie, WY) is strongly conservative.
Fort Washakie, Wyoming is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, Wyoming is very conservative.
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.
Fort Washakie, 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 82514 (Fort Washakie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)