La Barge is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 67% of adults in La Barge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Barge, ~7% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Barge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Barge is the most Republican-leaning.
La Barge runs about 35 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why La Barge leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in La Barge. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; La Barge, WY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in La Barge looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in La Barge own their home, about 14 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in La Barge have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halfway, WY R+75
- Marbleton, WY R+77
- Big Piney, WY R+76
- Frontier, WY R+77
- Kemmerer, WY R+61
- Diamondville, WY R+58
- Elkol, WY R+78
- Cokeville, WY R+78
- Farson, WY R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shades Glen, PA R+37
- Butler, IL R+52
- Butler, TX R+37
- Gum Flat, TN R+56
- Rebie, GA R+70
- Quantico, VA D+38
- Thomaston, AL D+21
- Northport, WA R+41
- Westside, IA R+55
- Widewater, VA 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.