Now that we’re starting up the election swing to decide not only our next President, but many other local statewide initiatives, it’s important to put into context the types of decisions that will be made in the coming years.
Who makes the decisions? Not the people getting elected. It’s the voters.
Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Equality State?
In order to do so, we turned our sites on measuring how each city in Wyoming with populations greater than 5,000 voted and contributed to political campaigns in the past several years. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat and gave the most to liberals where named the most liberal cities in the state.
If you’re wondering, Gillette is the most conservative city in Wyoming of all those we measured.
And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Wyoming.
And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Wyoming and the most lberal places in the country:
How we determined the most liberal cities in Wyoming for 2019
We started by making a list of every city in Wyoming over 5,000 people based on the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (The most recent data). That left us with 17 cities and towns.
We then measured the voting record and donation data to determine which places lean the most rightward in their allegiances by:
- Percentage Of Registered Democrats
- # Of Contributions To Democrats Per Capita
- $ Amount Contributed To Democrats Per Capita
Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 17 for each of the criteria where number one was the most liberal.
The winner, Jackson, is “The Most liberal City in Wyoming For 2019”.
Let’s go through these liberal places, shall we?
The 10 Most liberal Places In Wyoming For 2019
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Jackson is a town in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 9,577 at the 2010 census, up from 8,647 in 2000. It is the county seat of Teton County and is its largest town.
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Laramie is a city and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the 2010 census. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.
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Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population was 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the northern terminus of the extensive and fast-growing Front Range Urban Corridor that stretches from Cheyenne to Pueblo, Colorado, and has a population of 4,333,742 according to the 2010 United States Census. Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek. The Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Area had a 2010 population of 91,738, making it the 354th-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
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Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The city’s population was 10,615 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in the county overall.
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Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The population was 7,487 at the 2010 census.
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Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116. It is the county seat of Sheridan County.
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Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second largest city in the state, according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316. Only Cheyenne, the state capital, is larger. Casper is nicknamed “The Oil City” and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. In 2010, Casper was named the highest-ranked family-friendly small city in the West, and ranked eighth overall in the nation in Forbes magazine’s list of “the best small cities to raise a family”.
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Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,036 at the 2010 census, making it the 5th most populated city in the state of Wyoming. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975. Rock Springs is known as the Home of 56 Nationalities because of the influx of immigrants from all over the world who came to work in the coal mines that supplied the fuel to power the steam engines of the Union Pacific Railroad. The city’s rich cultural heritage is celebrated each summer on International Day, a festival where the foods, costumes, and traditions of residents’ ancestors are recreated and enjoyed at Bunning Park in downtown Rock Springs.
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Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 12,515 at the 2010 census.
Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Wyoming
Well there you have it, the places in Wyoming that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with Jackson ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.
If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Wyoming:
- Gillette
- Douglas
- Worland
For more Wyoming reading, check out:
- 10 Best Places To Live In Wyoming
- These Are The 10 Best Counties To Live In Wyoming
- 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Wyoming
- 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Wyoming
- These Are The 10 Best Places To Retire In Wyoming
- These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Wyoming
- 10 Safest Places In Wyoming
- 10 Worst Places To Live In Wyoming
Detailed List Of The Most Liberal Places In Wyoming
| Rank | City | % Liberal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, WY | 57.9% |
| 2 | Laramie, WY | 40.4% |
| 3 | Cheyenne, WY | 28.2% |
| 4 | Riverton, WY | 24.7% |
| 5 | Lander, WY | 24.7% |
| 6 | Sheridan, WY | 20.2% |
| 7 | Rawlins, WY | 20.1% |
| 8 | Casper, WY | 19.7% |
| 9 | Rock Springs, WY | 18.9% |
| 10 | Green River, WY | 18.9% |
| 11 | Cody, WY | 16.8% |
| 12 | Powell, WY | 16.8% |
| 13 | Torrington, WY | 15.9% |
| 14 | Evanston, WY | 14.2% |
| 15 | Worland, WY | 13.9% |
| 16 | Douglas, WY | 10.0% |
| 17 | Gillette, WY | 7.3% |
