Gillette, Wyoming (82716) is located in northeast Wyoming and is the county seat of Campbell County. The politics in this area are generally conservative, as support for Republican candidates tends to be strong in Gillette. On the local level, much of the political discourse focuses on issues related to energy production. Coal mining has long been a major industry in Gillette, along with oil and gas extraction, and many citizens feel strongly that these industries should not face increased regulation or restrictions from the government. As a result, there has been significant support for state-level initiatives that promote energy production while reducing environmental impact. At the same time, there is also a sense among some of the residents of Gillette that there needs to be more consideration for clean energy sources such as wind and solar power. Ultimately, Gillette's community members remain divided on various political issues and continue to debate them among their peers.
The political climate in Zip 82716 (Gillette, WY) is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, WY is very conservative. In Campbell County, WY 9.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.8% to 9.9%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82716 (Gillette, WY) is strongly conservative.
Gillette, Wyoming is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Gillette 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.
Gillette, 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 82716 (Gillette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $10,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $31,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)