Laramie County leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Laramie County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laramie County, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laramie County compares
Laramie County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Laramie County runs about 23 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Laramie County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Laramie County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Laramie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Laramie County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Wyoming average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Laramie County, 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 Laramie County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laramie County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Laramie County have completed high school, above 90% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Albany County, WY D+12
- Larimer County, CO D+16
- Weld County, CO R+17
- Kimball County, NE R+68
- Banner County, NE R+79
- Platte County, WY R+65
- Goshen County, WY R+62
- Scotts Bluff County, NE R+42
- Boulder County, CO D+52
- Morgan County, CO R+37
Counties with Similar Populations
- DeKalb County, IL D+3
- Craven County, NC R+15
- Garland County, AR R+33
- Maury County, TN R+39
- Roanoke City, VA D+25
- Hunt County, TX R+49
- Highlands County, FL R+33
- Moore County, NC R+24
- Montgomery County, VA D+10
- Dallas County, IA R+7
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.