Moose leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Moose typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moose, ~42% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moose leans more Democratic than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Moose runs about 56 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Moose is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moose. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Moose 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 Moose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Moose hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Moose runs against the grain of Wyoming, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Moose, WY does.
Why turnout in Moose looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Moose 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Moose have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Teton Village, WY D+19
- Kelly, WY D+17
- Wilson, WY D+12
- Jackson, WY D+18
- Alta, WY D+6
- Driggs, ID R+18
- Victor, ID R+16
- Moran, WY D+15
- Tetonia, ID R+36
- Vernon, ID R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myrtle, MO R+69
- Port Hudson, MO R+55
- Winterville, MS R+48
- Elmo, MO R+66
- Cape May Point, NJ D+4
- Middleburg, MD R+44
- Mason, OK R+70
- Markhams, NY R+39
- Rella, KY R+74
- Euren, WI R+41
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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.