Sublette County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Sublette County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sublette County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sublette County compares
Sublette County runs about 12 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Sublette County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Sublette County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sublette County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Sublette County live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sublette County, 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 Sublette County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Sublette County have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Sublette County own their home, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lincoln County, WY R+66
- Teton County, WY D+16
- Fremont County, WY R+32
- Bear Lake County, ID R+71
- Teton County, ID R+21
- Caribou County, ID R+73
- Sweetwater County, WY R+53
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Hot Springs County, WY R+57
- Franklin County, ID R+77
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clearwater County, ID R+64
- Blaine County, OK R+60
- Hancock County, GA D+32
- Benton County, IN R+49
- Quay County, NM R+32
- Monona County, IA R+46
- Modoc County, CA R+44
- Wilcox County, GA R+33
- Gallatin County, KY R+57
- Greene County, IA R+39
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.