82428 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 43% of adults in 82428 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 82428, ~5% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 82428 compares
82428 runs about 30 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why 82428 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 82428, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in 82428 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 82428 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 82428, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 82428 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 82428 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 82428 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.