The small town of Wamsutter, Wyoming is located near the Great Divide Basin in Sweetwater County. It is a relatively small town with a population of about 600 people. Despite its size, Wamsutter has a distinct political climate that shapes its local policies and decisions. The main political parties featured in the area are the Republican and Democratic Party candidates. These campaigns usually focus on issues that are relevant to the citizens of Wamsutter, such as energy development, health care access, rural transportation infrastructure, and economic growth. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council positions. In addition to these elected offices, residents can also participate in state legislative races or even participate in presidential election campaigns by casting their vote at one of the many polling locations throughout Sweetwater County. Regardless of party affiliation, locals ensure that their voices are heard by voting on important matters that have an impact on their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 82336 (Wamsutter, WY) is very conservative.
Sweetwater County, WY is very conservative. In Sweetwater County, WY 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sweetwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.0%.
Sweetwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82336 (Wamsutter, WY) is very conservative.
Wamsutter, Wyoming is very conservative.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Rock Springs 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.
Wamsutter, 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 82336 (Wamsutter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)