Wyoming leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Wyoming typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyoming, ~39% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wyoming compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wyoming leans more Republican than 47 of 89 neighbors.
Wyoming runs about 27 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wyoming is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wyoming. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Wyoming 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 Wyoming, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wyoming votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, modestly above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Wyoming are family households, above 89% of cities. Wyoming runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wyoming, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wyoming looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wyoming 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wyoming have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Forest Lake, MN R+7
- Stacy, MN R+38
- Chisago City, MN R+21
- Columbus, MN R+33
- Lindstrom, MN R+24
- Scandia, MN R+20
- Weber, MN R+44
- East Bethel, MN R+34
- Center City, MN R+28
- Hugo, MN R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jefferson, WI R+18
- Kosciusko, MS D+8
- Minnetrista, MN R+5
- Vinemont, AL R+82
- Marksville, LA R+33
- Glens Falls North, NY D+9
- St. Anthony, MN D+45
- Franklin, PA R+26
- Cottondale, AL R+29
- Ripley, MS R+48
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota 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.