Thermopolis, WY (zip code 82443) is a small town with a population of roughly 3,000 people. Despite its small size, it has an active and involved political climate. In recent years, the city council has worked on increasing the quality of life for residents by tackling issues like water rights and infrastructure improvement projects. Local elections often feature competitive races between candidates who represent different views on how to best move the community forward. Many residents take an active role in local politics by attending public meetings and participating in campaigns. With debates continuing on many important topics facing Thermopolis' future, the importance of continued civic engagement is clear.
The political climate in Zip 82443 (Thermopolis, WY) is very conservative.
Hot Springs County, WY is very conservative. In Hot Springs County, WY 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hot Springs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 18.7%.
Hot Springs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82443 (Thermopolis, WY) is very conservative.
Thermopolis, Wyoming is very conservative.
Hot Springs 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.
Thermopolis, 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 82443 (Thermopolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $12,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $13,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)