Washakie County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Washakie County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washakie County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washakie County compares
Washakie County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Washakie County runs about 18 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Washakie County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Washakie 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 Washakie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Washakie County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, far above the Wyoming average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Washakie County, WY sits in the top 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 Washakie County looks the way it does
Turnout in Washakie County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hot Springs County, WY R+57
- Big Horn County, WY R+73
- Johnson County, WY R+60
- Park County, WY R+51
- Sheridan County, WY R+47
- Fremont County, WY R+32
- Carbon County, MT R+38
- Big Horn County, MT Even
- Natrona County, WY R+41
- Campbell County, WY R+65
Counties with Similar Populations
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Lincoln County, GA R+37
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
- Benton County, MS R+26
- Decatur County, IA R+44
- Ballard County, KY R+62
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.