The politics in 82501 Riverton, WY are dominated by the Republican Party. The community is full of active citizens who take part in local elections, debates, and political discussions. Riverton is home to a wide variety of people with different backgrounds and values, making it an interesting place to live for those interested in politics. Local politicians focus their efforts on ensuring that the city remains a safe and prosperous place to live for its residents. Additionally, they strive to keep taxes low while advocating for investments that will benefit the community as a whole. In general, the political landscape of 82501 Riverton is one that emphasizes fiscal responsibility and social progressivism.
The political climate in Zip 82501 (Riverton, 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 82501 (Riverton, WY) is strongly conservative.
Riverton, 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.
Riverton, 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 82501 (Riverton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $17,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $29,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)