Fort Washakie leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fort Washakie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Washakie, ~44% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Washakie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Washakie is the most Democratic-leaning.
Fort Washakie runs about 91 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Fort Washakie is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Washakie. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Fort Washakie 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 Washakie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Washakie votes against the grain of Wyoming. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Fort Washakie runs about 91 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Fort Washakie have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Washakie, WY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Fort Washakie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Washakie is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 18 points below the Wyoming average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Fort Washakie rent, above 90% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Fort Washakie sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wind River, WY D+38
- Ethete, WY D+13
- Lander, WY R+24
- Milford, WY R+30
- Kinnear, WY R+22
- Hudson, WY R+61
- St. Stephens, WY R+47
- Arapahoe, WY D+20
- Pavillion, WY R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plummer, ID R+55
- Whitman, WV R+62
- Stinesville, IN R+39
- Sperryville, VA R+15
- Columbus, PA R+57
- Springfield, TX R+80
- Sage, CA R+42
- Noonday, TX R+61
- Sterling, NY R+27
- Stilesville, IN R+60
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.