82514 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 82514 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 82514, ~43% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 82514 compares
82514 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
82514 runs about 87 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while 82514 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 82514. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 46 points.
Why 82514 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 82514, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
82514 votes against the grain of Wyoming. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while 82514 runs about 87 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in 82514 have never been married, above 94% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 82514, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 82514 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 82514 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 18 points below the Wyoming average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in 82514 rent, above 81% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 82514 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.