Wyoming politics

When it comes to politics, Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in America. In the 2012 Presidential Election, 68.64% of Wyoming voters cast their ballots for Mitt Romney. Only Utah had a higher percentage of Republican voters...

In 1994, the race for Wyoming's State House was decided by a ping pong ball.

Just in time for next week's election, here's a look back at the wildest political battle in Wyoming history, the infamous fist fight on the floor of the State Legislature in 1913. At the time, the Wyoming House of Representatives consisted of 29 Republicans and 28 Democrats, who were embroiled in a heated debate over who would become Speaker of the House...

With Election Day right around the corner, we could see many women in Wyoming taking office. In Cheyenne, we will have the cities first female mayor after votes are cast Nov. 8

As Wyoming residents prepare for election day, here are five reasonable goals that we hope our newly appointed State Legislators can achieve.

When it comes to politics, Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in America. In fact, the last Democratic Presidential candidate to carry the Cowboy State was Lyndon Johnson way back in 1964. This week, Roadsnacks released two studies ranking the most conservative, and the most liberal, towns in Wyoming, based on statistics from the 2012 Presidential Election...

Author Charles Dudley Warner once wrote that "politics makes strange bedfellows." Nowhere is that saying more true than right here in Wyoming. Richard Johnson is the City Councilman for Cheyenne's Ward 3. Not only is he the youngest elected official in Wyoming's Capital City, he might be the first politician to ever wear a Slayer t-shirt to a public meeting...

Nancy Reagan was among the most beloved women in America. The former first lady passed away this weekend at the age of 94. Over the years, the Reagans traveled to Wyoming several times.

In honor of Presidents Day, here's a list of six Wyoming natives or residents who have been appointed to serve as Cabinet members. Stan Hathaway - The first Wyomingite ever appointed to serve on the President's cabinet, Hathaway had been elected to two terms as Wyoming's Governor before being named Secretary of the Interior by President Gerald Ford in 1975...

Here we go again. Silly season is officially underway. As Wyoming voters gear up for another Presidential election, here's a look at the reddest and bluest counties in the Cowboy State. According to Wall Street 24/7, the region with the most Republican voters in Wyoming is Crook County...