Platte County is a part of Wyoming's third largest county by area, comprising of small towns and agricultural industries. The county is governed by the Platte County Board of Commissioners who are elected in partisan elections every four years. The current Board of Commissioners consists of three members representing each of the three precincts in the county. Elections are held at the local level, with voters selecting candidates for various offices such as mayor, city council member, school board member, sheriff and more. In addition to these officials, there are a variety of committees and organizations within Platte County that work together to ensure the residents have access to services and resources they need. These include community advocacy groups, economic development organizations and health care facilities. With its strong commitment to civic engagement and support for local businesses, Platte County is an excellent place for individuals looking to get involved in politics or start their own business venture.
The political climate in Platte County, WY is very conservative.
In Platte County, WY 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 18.1%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Platte County, WY 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.
Platte, 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 Platte County, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 276 contributions totaling $28,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 311 contributions totaling $52,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)