82731 is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 82731 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 82731, ~5% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 82731 compares
82731 runs about 38 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why 82731 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 82731, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 82731 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the Wyoming average of 85%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 82731, 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 82731 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in 82731 own their home, about 14 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 82731 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 82731 have completed high school, above 84% of zip codes. 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.