Smoot is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Smoot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smoot, ~9% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smoot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smoot leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Smoot runs about 32 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Smoot 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 Smoot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Smoot hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Wyoming average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Smoot are family households, above 89% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Smoot, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Smoot looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Smoot have completed high school, about 6 points above the Wyoming average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Osmond, WY R+77
- Fairview, WY R+79
- Afton, WY R+73
- Auburn, WY R+82
- Grover, WY R+81
- Turnerville, WY R+72
- Bedford, WY R+67
- Geneva, ID R+73
- Thayne, WY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buxton, ND R+41
- Claridon, OH R+60
- Liverwort, TN R+66
- New Prospect, TN R+72
- Mountain Scene, GA R+61
- Rock Cave, WV R+68
- Barbours Creek, VA R+63
- Mimbres, NM D+2
- Ellenburg Center, NY R+33
- Ellisforde, WA R+41
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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.