Lost Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Lost Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lost Springs, ~7% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lost Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lost Springs leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Lost Springs runs about 33 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lost Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Lost Springs 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 Lost Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Lost Springs live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lost Springs, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lost Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Lost Springs own their home, about 14 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shawnee, WY R+75
- Lance Creek, WY R+90
- Keeline, WY R+84
- Douglas, WY R+66
- Orin, WY R+71
- Orpha, WY R+68
- McKinley, WY R+72
- Redbird, WY R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pyrites, NY R+2
- Di Giorgio, CA R+31
- Elkol, WY R+78
- Pike, CA R+10
- Pecan, PA R+53
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.