Point Of Rocks is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Point Of Rocks typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Point Of Rocks, ~7% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Point Of Rocks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Point Of Rocks leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Point Of Rocks runs about 25 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Point Of Rocks 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 Point Of Rocks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Point Of Rocks hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wyoming average of 27%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Point Of Rocks sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Point Of Rocks, WY sits in the bottom 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 Point Of Rocks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Point Of Rocks is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Point Of Rocks rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Superior, WY R+73
- Reliance, WY R+68
- Rock Springs, WY R+51
- Blairtown, WY R+56
- North Rock Springs, WY R+68
- Quealy, WY R+62
- Green River, WY R+50
- James Town, WY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Packton, LA R+82
- Elmora, PA R+60
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- East Oolitic, IN R+55
- Beck, TX R+74
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.