Cheyenne leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Cheyenne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheyenne, ~28% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheyenne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheyenne is the least Republican-leaning.
Cheyenne runs about 27 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cheyenne. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheyenne votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 79%, far above the Wyoming average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cheyenne, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cheyenne looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cheyenne 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
- Ranchettes, WY R+35
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- Warren Air Force Base, WY R+43
- Orchard Valley, WY R+58
- Hillsdale, WY R+60
- Granite Canon, WY R+54
- Burns, WY R+64
- Carpenter, WY R+72
- Carr, CO R+62
- Norfolk, CO R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakewood, CA D+17
- Anderson, SC R+28
- Conway, AR R+13
- Victoria, TX R+26
- Redondo Beach, CA D+30
- Oviedo, FL R+10
- Iowa City, IA D+48
- Land O' Lakes, FL R+22
- Muncie, IN Even
- Yuba City, CA R+20
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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.