82242 is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 82242 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 82242, ~3% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 82242 compares
82242 runs about 42 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why 82242 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 82242, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in 82242 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 82242, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 82242 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 58% of households in 82242 rent, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.