The city of Laramie, WY is located in the county of Albany and has a population of approximately 32,000. It is the home of the University of Wyoming and has a strong academic presence in the city. Politics in Laramie are largely influenced by local and state politics. The mayor of Laramie is Andrea Summerville, who was elected to her position in 2019. The city council consists of five members who serve two-year terms. The local political candidates for mayor and city council are determined during primary elections, where citizens have the opportunity to cast their vote for their preferred candidate. Candidates for both positions must abide by campaign finance laws and requirements established by the state’s Secretary of State's office. Furthermore, candidates must also conform to regulations set by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) when it comes to finances related to their campaigns. In addition, every two years citizens can vote on issues such as school budgets, taxes, and land use planning measures during general elections as part of their civic duty.
The political climate in Zip 82070 (Laramie, WY) is leaning liberal.
Albany County, WY is leaning liberal. In Albany County, WY 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county flipped Democratic, 48.8% to 46.1%.
Albany county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82070 (Laramie, WY) is leaning liberal.
Laramie, Wyoming is leaning liberal.
Albany County, Wyoming is leaning liberal.
Laramie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Laramie, Wyoming: R R d r r d
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 82070 (Laramie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,571 contributions totaling $163,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $51,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)