Laramie, WY, Wyoming: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,2492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Laramie, WY
TrumpR+3
Constituent county margins for Laramie, WY, WYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.0% | 8,930 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.8% | 8,371 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 576 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −49.5% |
| 1896 | −6.3% |
| 1900 | −21.2% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | −6.8% |
| 1912 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | +8.6% |
| 1920 | −20.9% |
| 1924 | −11.8% |
| 1928 | −28.8% |
| 1932 | +7.3% |
| 1936 | +34.4% |
| 1940 | +18.5% |
| 1944 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | +4.7% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −11.8% |
| 1960 | −0.9% |
| 1964 | +34.6% |
| 1968 | −3.8% |
| 1972 | −18.0% |
| 1976 | −17.8% |
| 1980 | −17.9% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −1.5% |
| 1992 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | −19.4% |
| 2004 | −11.4% |
| 2008 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | −4.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −3.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,371 | 8,930 | 17,877 | ||
| D | 9,092 | 8,579 | 18,617 | ||
| R | 6,890 | 7,602 | 17,060 | ||
| R | 7,458 | 7,866 | 16,300 | ||
| D | 8,644 | 7,936 | 17,117 | ||
| R | 7,117 | 9,006 | 16,624 | ||
| R | 5,069 | 7,814 | 14,151 | ||
| D | 6,399 | 5,967 | 13,936 | ||
| D | 5,713 | 4,176 | 12,867 | ||
| R | 5,486 | 5,653 | 11,335 | ||
| R | 4,708 | 7,452 | 12,346 | ||
| R | 3,772 | 5,830 | 11,527 | ||
| R | 4,663 | 6,734 | 11,622 | ||
| R | 4,873 | 7,021 | 11,917 | ||
| R | 4,079 | 4,422 | 9,079 | ||
| D | 6,019 | 2,923 | 8,942 | ||
| R | 4,282 | 4,356 | 8,638 | ||
| R | 3,407 | 4,315 | 7,722 | ||
| R | 3,082 | 4,560 | 7,652 | ||
| D | 3,141 | 2,858 | 6,045 | ||
| D | 3,229 | 2,970 | 6,199 | ||
| D | 4,018 | 2,756 | 6,804 | ||
| D | 3,685 | 1,777 | 5,539 | ||
| D | 2,665 | 2,281 | 5,289 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 2,941 | 4,586 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 2,164 | 4,535 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 1,769 | 2,990 | ||
| D | 1,571 | 1,313 | 2,995 | ||
| D | 1,044 | 882 | 2,693 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 1,335 | 2,684 | ||
| R | 706 | 1,674 | 2,640 | ||
| R | 1,001 | 1,540 | 2,541 | ||
| R | 1,073 | 1,220 | 2,315 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,100 | 2,223 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
15.0%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.3%
Polish
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 28.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,917
Laramie, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Laramie, WY$61,917
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)23.3%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Wyoming, Laramie's Albany County consistently posts slimmer Republican margins than the state at large, making it one of Wyoming's few competitive-ish urban anchors in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 38,249, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,917 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Laramie, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,877 votes cast, 8,371 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
What is Laramie, WY, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Laramie, WY, Wyoming in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Laramie, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Laramie, WY, Wyoming has a population of 38,249 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming is $61,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Laramie, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.