Upton, Wyoming is a small town located in Weston County with a population of around 800 people. The local politics in Upton are largely focused on maintaining the community’s small-town charm and providing essential services for its citizens. The mayor of Upton is currently Thomas Anderson, an experienced politician who was elected to the position in 2017. He prioritizes preserving the town’s traditional American values while also pursuing progressive policies that benefit everyone in the community. The other members of the town council are Gary Davis, Lisa Jenkins, and Ann Johnson, all of whom are dedicated to improving life for the citizens of Upton. Together, they work to ensure that the residents’ needs are met and that everyone has access to basic services such as healthcare and education.
The political climate in Zip 82730 (Upton, WY) is very conservative.
Weston County, WY is very conservative. In Weston County, WY 10.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 10.2%.
Weston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82730 (Upton, WY) is very conservative.
Upton, Wyoming is very conservative.
Weston County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Upton, 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 82730 (Upton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)