Ranchettes leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Ranchettes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ranchettes, ~27% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ranchettes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ranchettes leans more Republican than 2 of 10 neighbors.
Ranchettes runs about 10 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ranchettes. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Ranchettes 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 Ranchettes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ranchettes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, well above the Wyoming average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Ranchettes are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ranchettes, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ranchettes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ranchettes 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ranchettes have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cheyenne, WY R+18
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- Warren Air Force Base, WY R+43
- Orchard Valley, WY R+58
- Hillsdale, WY R+60
- Granite Canon, WY R+54
- Burns, WY R+64
- Horse Creek, WY R+46
- Carpenter, WY R+72
- Buford, WY R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waikoloa, HI D+17
- Parkton, NC R+7
- Carterville, IL R+25
- Frankford, DE R+17
- Atlanta, TX R+37
- Orange Home, FL D+12
- Sarver, PA R+37
- Silverthorne, CO D+24
- Gouverneur, NY R+34
- Wayland, MA D+36
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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.