Albany County leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Albany County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albany County, ~37% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albany County compares
Albany County runs about 58 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Albany County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Albany County. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Albany County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Albany County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Albany County hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Albany County sits in the top fifth on density (about 61%, above 86% of counties). Albany County runs against the grain of Wyoming, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Albany County, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Albany County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Albany County have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Laramie County, WY R+23
- Jackson County, CO R+42
- Larimer County, CO D+16
- Platte County, WY R+65
- Weld County, CO R+17
- Carbon County, WY R+57
- Goshen County, WY R+62
- Boulder County, CO D+52
- Grand County, CO R+6
- Routt County, CO D+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Green County, WI R+11
- Williams County, OH R+50
- Calloway County, KY R+36
- Jefferson County, IL R+44
- Macon County, NC R+42
- Webster County, IA R+22
- Clark County, KY R+39
- Webster Parish, LA R+27
- Dodge County, NE R+31
- Yadkin County, NC R+61
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.