Big Horn is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Big Horn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Horn, ~20% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Big Horn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Big Horn leans more Republican than 1 of 10 neighbors.
Big Horn runs about 11 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Big Horn. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Big Horn 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 Big Horn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Big Horn are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Big Horn, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Big Horn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Big Horn is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Big Horn own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Big Horn have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sheridan, WY R+43
- Banner, WY R+64
- Story, WY R+61
- Wyarno, WY R+72
- Wolf, WY R+62
- Ranchester, WY R+67
- Dayton, WY R+61
- Ulm, WY R+71
- Parkman, WY R+62
- Saddlestring, WY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hammett, PA R+36
- Muir, MI R+48
- Redwood, TX R+8
- Riceboro, GA D+45
- Koran, LA R+56
- Satanta, KS R+67
- New Bohemia, VA R+21
- New Baltimore, OH R+50
- Shawneetown, IL R+62
- Paw Paw, IL R+35
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.