Wyoming Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wyoming

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Wyoming leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Wyoming typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyoming, ~21% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wyoming compares

Among states within 500 miles, Wyoming is the most Republican-leaning.

Politics vary noticeably by county within Wyoming. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Wyoming leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per state 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.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wyoming, about 81% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below 78% of states. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wyoming sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 47%, below 86% of states).

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wyoming sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Wyoming looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 94% of adults in Wyoming have completed high school, above 92% of states. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.