Wyoming is a state.
Wyoming [ waɪˈoʊmɪŋ ] is a state in the mountain region of the western United States . The western two-thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the Rocky Mountains , while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains . Except for the 1964 election , Wyoming has been a politically conservative state since the 1950s , with the Republican party winning every presidential election .