Mike Enzi represents to state of Wyoming. Placed in the Midwest, Wyoming is rather large, yet is home to a little over half a million people. The exact number is 582,658 people. Of those residents, there is little diversity. 93% of the population are white Americans while 78% attribute themselves to being Christian. A variety of other ethnicities and religions make up the remaining percentage. English is the most commonly spoken language. On the political scale, Wyoming is a red state, siding with the conservative point of view on many issues. While they do have Democrats actively working in their government, all three of the senators that represent Wyoming are Republican. Tourism and mineral extraction are the main streams of income in the state. The federal government owns about half of the entire state's landmass. National parks such as Yellowstone keep visitors flowing and money circulating. Coal mining and the production of natural gas is what keeps the state afloat, economically. Wyoming, unlike many other states, does not have an income tax. The state has one seat in the House of Representatives and three votes in the electoral college. Wyoming is made up of 23 counties but over three-fourths of the population are found in one of the nine metropolitan areas. The most pressing issues that Wyoming faces have to do with wildlife conservation and debates over the mining of coal. In a recent article from Wyoming's local news, the pressing issue of the protection of wolves comes up. Most people do not want to make radical changes involving how wolves are handled, only substantiating the fact that most of people are opposed to change.
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