Located in Park County, Wyoming, Powell is a small town with a population of 6,541. With its strong sense of community and small-town roots, politics in Powell are deeply intertwined with the citizens’ everyday lives. The Town of Powell focuses on local issues such as infrastructure and economic development, as well as other topics that directly affect the 82435 zip code. Although there are no local political candidates running for office in the area currently, citizens still have an active role in shaping the politics of their community. During election years, residents actively participate in voting and support their chosen candidates through story sharing and grassroots campaigns. Beyond elections, citizens also stay engaged with their local officials by attending town hall meetings or participating in civic engagement initiatives. Through this involvement, residents ensure that their voices are heard and that their opinions are represented when it comes to influencing policy decisions at the municipal level.
The political climate in Zip 82435 (Powell, WY) is very conservative.
Park County, WY is very conservative. In Park County, WY 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.6% to 20.4%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 82435 (Powell, WY) is very conservative.
Powell, Wyoming is very conservative.
Park County, Wyoming 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.
Powell, 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 82435 (Powell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $14,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $41,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)