Fort Laramie is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Fort Laramie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Laramie, ~5% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Laramie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Laramie leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Fort Laramie runs about 34 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Fort Laramie 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 Fort Laramie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Fort Laramie live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Fort Laramie, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Laramie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Laramie 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockeagle, WY R+77
- Hartville, WY R+75
- Guernsey, WY R+75
- Lingle, WY R+70
- Huntley, WY R+75
- Veteran, WY R+77
- Sunrise, WY R+75
- Jay Em, WY R+81
- Torrington, WY R+56
- South Torrington, WY R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toro Canyon, CA D+31
- Shambaugh, IA R+56
- Wilbar, NC R+67
- Sweeden, KY R+68
- Woodberry, AR R+69
- Norton, WV R+65
- Mapleton, WI R+41
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- Spring Grove, KY R+64
- Walthall, MS R+73
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.