Bear River is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Bear River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bear River, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bear River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bear River leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Bear River runs about 25 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Bear River 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 Bear River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Bear River live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Bear River, WY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bear River looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bear River is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evanston, WY R+55
- Woodruff, UT R+80
- Altamont, WY R+65
- Randolph, UT R+77
- Croydon, UT R+63
- Millburne, WY R+77
- Upton, UT R+58
- Laketown, UT R+57
- Robertson, WY R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parma Center, NY R+29
- Oaks Corners, NY R+24
- Loretto Road, PA R+49
- Bethesda, WV R+60
- Wolf Summit, WV R+63
- Rudderville, TN R+48
- Higgins, OK R+69
- New Hebron, IL R+61
- Cambridge, ME R+41
- Ottawa, OK R+59
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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.