Riverside leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Riverside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverside, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverside leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Politically, Riverside sits close to the rest of Wyoming.
Why Riverside 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 Riverside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Riverside live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Riverside, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Riverside looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Riverside own their home, about 18 points above the Wyoming average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Riverside have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Encampment, WY R+50
- Saratoga, WY R+54
- Keystone, WY R+37
- Slater, CO R+23
- Clark, CO R+5
- Cowdrey, CO R+34
- Centennial, WY R+31
- Savery, WY R+73
- Elk Mountain, WY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cuyler, NY R+44
- Curtis, LA R+66
- Francis Mills, NJ R+41
- Charleston, OR R+11
- Sugar Grove, AR R+72
- Baton Rouge, SC R+38
- Hico, LA R+66
- Litchville, ND R+55
- Plainfield, MI R+35
- Shady Glen, CA R+22
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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.