Lander leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Lander typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lander, ~31% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lander compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lander leans more Republican than 4 of 10 neighbors.
Lander runs about 22 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lander. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+52), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Lander 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 Lander, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lander votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, well 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; Lander, WY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lander looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Lander have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milford, WY R+30
- Hudson, WY R+61
- Wind River, WY D+38
- Fort Washakie, WY D+45
- Ethete, WY D+13
- Arapahoe, WY D+20
- St. Stephens, WY R+47
- Riverton, WY R+46
- South Pass City, WY R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rural Hall, NC R+15
- Pompton Plains, NJ R+16
- Whitney, TX R+66
- Nashville, GA R+61
- Kingston, WA D+33
- Minerva, OH R+51
- Pageland, SC R+24
- Meridianville, AL R+10
- Metter, GA R+38
- New Port Richey East, FL R+27
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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.