Parkerton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Parkerton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkerton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkerton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkerton leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Parkerton runs about 21 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parkerton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Parkerton 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 Parkerton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Parkerton live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Parkerton, WY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Parkerton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Parkerton own their home, about 20 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evansville, WY R+59
- Glenrock, WY R+61
- Rolling Hills, WY R+69
- Casper, WY R+37
- Bar Nunn, WY R+64
- Mills, WY R+57
- Paradise Valley, WY R+77
- Red Buttes Village, WY R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aladdin, WY R+80
- Berwind, WV R+65
- Berne, MI R+49
- Shelbyville, AR R+69
- Morey Park, NY R+20
- Gatewood, MO R+73
- Wynoose, IL R+70
- Merit, MS R+8
- Sharp Place, TN R+67
- Snipesville, GA R+79
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.