Baggs is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Baggs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baggs, ~4% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baggs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Baggs leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Baggs runs about 30 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Baggs leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Baggs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Baggs hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wyoming average of 27%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Baggs, WY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Baggs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Baggs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Baggs have completed high school, below 73% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Baggs sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixon, WY R+76
- Savery, WY R+73
- Slater, CO R+23
- Craig South Highlands, CO R+65
- Lay, CO R+69
- Craig, CO R+49
- Hayden, CO R+37
- Clark, CO R+5
- Sunbeam, CO R+70
- Wamsutter, WY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ingalls, MI R+43
- Elm Hall, MI R+49
- Rose Valley, WA R+28
- Paguate, NM D+45
- Heron, MT R+59
- Elberon, VA R+14
- Pultneyville, NY R+17
- Viola, DE R+33
- Baldwin, IL R+60
- Cheraw, CO R+66
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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.