Upton, Wyoming is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. The politics in Upton are focused around local issues that directly affect the lives of citizens and businesses in the community. Local elections are held annually to determine who will serve as the town mayor and members of the town council. Candidates for these positions work to outline their visions for how they will best serve their constituents and address issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and more. Additionally, community members often participate in fundraising efforts for initiatives that they believe will make positive changes in the area. All in all, Upton takes its politics seriously and strives to ensure that its citizens are represented on all levels of government.
The political climate in Upton, WY is strongly 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
Upton, WY is strongly conservative.
Weston County, Wyoming 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.
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Upton, WY
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)