Red Buttes leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Red Buttes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Buttes, ~26% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Buttes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Buttes leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Red Buttes runs about 10 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Red Buttes leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Red Buttes. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Buttes, 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 Red Buttes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Buttes 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Red Buttes own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Red Buttes have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laramie, WY D+16
- West Laramie, WY R+37
- Buford, WY R+51
- Wyoming, WY R+33
- Harriman, WY R+51
- Virginia Dale, CO R+30
- Granite Canon, WY R+54
- Woods Landing, WY R+33
- Horse Creek, WY R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buffalo, IL R+50
- Packwaukee, WI R+37
- Orlean, VA R+20
- Mullen, NE R+80
- Loraine, IL R+69
- Huron, IN R+62
- Bigelow, MN R+58
- Thornton, AR R+58
- White Hall, WV R+38
- Hulett, WY R+82
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.