Laramie leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Laramie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laramie, ~38% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laramie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laramie is the most Democratic-leaning.
Laramie runs about 62 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Laramie is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Laramie. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Laramie 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 Laramie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Laramie hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Laramie sits in the top fifth on density (about 66%, above 91% of cities). Laramie runs against the grain of Wyoming, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Laramie, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Laramie looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Laramie have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Laramie, WY R+37
- Red Buttes, WY R+36
- Wyoming, WY R+33
- Buford, WY R+51
- Woods Landing, WY R+33
- Harriman, WY R+51
- Horse Creek, WY R+46
- Centennial, WY R+31
- Granite Canon, WY R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eastpointe, MI D+48
- Albertville, AL R+54
- Pearl, MS R+22
- Prior Lake, MN R+8
- Lexington, MA D+54
- Eagle, ID R+29
- Cooper City, FL R+3
- Durango, CO D+28
- Sulphur, LA R+64
- Granite City, IL R+13
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.