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==Government and infrastructure== The [https://web.archive.org/web/20151021204758/http://gogoshen.net/attraction/goshen-county-fairgrounds/ Goshen County Fairgrounds] are west of [[Torrington, Wyoming|Torrington]] on [[U.S. Highway 26|U.S. Hwy 26]]/[[U.S. Highway 86|85]]. The fairground facilities host many events throughout the year, including an annual Goshen County Fair and numerous rodeo events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goshen County Fairgrounds β Event Venue |url=http://www.goshencounty.org/index.php/fair-grounds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511161703/http://www.goshencounty.org/index.php/fair-grounds |archive-date=May 11, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> The [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]] [[Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution|Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI)]] is located east of [[Torrington, Wyoming|Torrington]] on County Road 72 (Sheep Creek Rd.)<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5677530&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Torrington city, Wyoming]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) |url=http://goshencounty.org/file.asp?id=9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725230906/http://goshencounty.org/file.asp?id=9 |archive-date=July 25, 2011}}. Goshen County GIS Department. 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Institutions |url=http://doc.state.wy.us/doc/contactinstitutions.html |access-date=August 22, 2010 |publisher=[[Wyoming Department of Corrections]] |quote=7076 Road 55F Torrington, WY 82240}}</ref> The WMCI, a facility of the [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]], serves as an intake center for men not serving death sentences. The grand opening occurred on January 6, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution |url=http://doc.state.wy.us/institutions/wmci/index.html |access-date=August 22, 2010 |publisher=Wyoming Department of Corrections}}</ref> Goshen County voters have been reliably Republican for several decades. Since 1936, in only one national election did they select the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). {{PresHead|place=Goshen County, Wyoming|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 5, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,893|1,156|125|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,878|1,203|160|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,418|924|454|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,178|1,458|170|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,942|1,832|138|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,114|1,566|99|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,922|1,439|159|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,989|1,923|601|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,395|1,754|1,169|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,075|1,875|55|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,776|1,364|44|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,572|1,373|370|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,764|2,262|12|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,629|1,515|20|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,719|1,529|468|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,604|2,749|0|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,178|2,414|0|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,825|2,130|0|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,396|1,648|14|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,029|1,843|37|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,674|1,514|0|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,861|1,982|15|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,047|2,639|65|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,954|2,545|91|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,483|777|38|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,603|464|788|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,496|552|9|Wyoming}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|770|1,096|70|Wyoming}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|292|318|288|Wyoming}}
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