82243 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 82243 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 82243, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 82243 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 82243 leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
82243 runs about 31 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why 82243 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 82243, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 82243 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Wyoming average of 85%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 82243 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 82243, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 82243 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 89% of households in 82243 own their home, about 10 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. 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.