Hillsdale is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Hillsdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillsdale, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillsdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillsdale leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Hillsdale runs about 14 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hillsdale. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Hillsdale are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hillsdale, WY sits in the top quarter 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 Hillsdale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hillsdale 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 95% of households in Hillsdale own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burns, WY R+64
- Carpenter, WY R+72
- Ranchettes, WY R+35
- Egbert, WY R+65
- Cheyenne, WY R+18
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- Hereford, CO R+72
- Warren Air Force Base, WY R+43
- Meriden, WY R+59
- Pine Bluffs, WY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownlow, WV R+56
- Vulcan, MI R+37
- Clarkson, NE R+66
- Dry Creek, LA R+89
- Kidder, MO R+64
- Emery, SD R+69
- South Monterey, MI R+43
- St. James, LA D+81
- Cygnet, OH R+50
- Lake Quivira, KS R+9
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.