Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 150,6792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff
TrumpR+39
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 68.3% | 44,586 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 29.5% | 19,242 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 1,483 |
D+60R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | −40.2% |
| 1896 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | −14.7% |
| 1904 | −44.5% |
| 1908 | −9.1% |
| 1912 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | +13.2% |
| 1920 | −39.7% |
| 1924 | −29.2% |
| 1928 | −47.8% |
| 1932 | +7.4% |
| 1936 | +20.4% |
| 1940 | −9.2% |
| 1944 | −14.9% |
| 1948 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | −29.0% |
| 1956 | −15.2% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −39.1% |
| 1976 | −12.2% |
| 1980 | −32.5% |
| 1984 | −40.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −14.6% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −36.8% |
| 2008 | −25.5% |
| 2012 | −30.1% |
| 2016 | −39.1% |
| 2020 | −35.1% |
| 2024 | −38.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 19,242 | 44,586 | 65,311 | ||
| R | 20,688 | 44,363 | 67,478 | ||
| R | 15,785 | 39,957 | 61,818 | ||
| R | 20,181 | 38,354 | 60,337 | ||
| R | 22,766 | 38,802 | 62,999 | ||
| R | 18,703 | 41,120 | 60,857 | ||
| R | 17,636 | 35,745 | 55,434 | ||
| R | 20,284 | 28,105 | 53,691 | ||
| R | 18,254 | 22,943 | 52,926 | ||
| R | 18,384 | 27,817 | 46,713 | ||
| R | 14,669 | 34,567 | 49,721 | ||
| R | 13,859 | 29,197 | 47,209 | ||
| R | 18,929 | 24,244 | 43,683 | ||
| R | 12,199 | 27,927 | 40,200 | ||
| R | 13,854 | 20,464 | 37,450 | ||
| D | 25,555 | 18,830 | 44,385 | ||
| R | 20,561 | 24,288 | 44,849 | ||
| R | 16,152 | 21,932 | 38,084 | ||
| R | 13,724 | 24,948 | 38,765 | ||
| D | 14,975 | 14,295 | 29,405 | ||
| R | 13,197 | 17,823 | 31,020 | ||
| R | 14,863 | 17,877 | 32,812 | ||
| D | 16,957 | 11,128 | 28,545 | ||
| D | 13,778 | 11,845 | 26,243 | ||
| R | 5,644 | 16,200 | 22,062 | ||
| R | 4,447 | 9,437 | 17,104 | ||
| R | 3,583 | 8,711 | 12,911 | ||
| D | 6,179 | 4,686 | 11,319 | ||
| D | 3,111 | 2,627 | 8,420 | ||
| R | 3,536 | 4,270 | 8,088 | ||
| R | 1,381 | 3,886 | 5,635 | ||
| R | 2,062 | 2,780 | 4,873 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 2,161 | 4,369 | ||
| R | 356 | 2,025 | 4,153 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.7%
English
13.2%
Irish
12.5%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.9%
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: 39.3 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
$74,253
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff$74,253
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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle, this sparse market unites communities shaped by cattle, sugar beets, and energy extraction — a combination that has produced some of the most lopsided presidential margins in either state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 150,679, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,253 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,311 votes cast, 19,242 went Democratic and 44,586 went Republican.
What is Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, 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 market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming has a population of 150,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Median household income in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming is $74,253 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.