Wyoming — Elections 1876–2024

Wyoming: state. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+46MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 582,3972024 5-year
Median household income: $76,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Wyoming

TrumpR+46

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	71.6%	192,633
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	25.8%	69,527
OtherAll other candidates	2.6%	6,888

D+60

R+60

23 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

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−50.5%
1896	+3.7%
1900	−17.5%
1904	−37.6%
1908	−15.8%
1912	+1.8%
1916	+12.8%
1920	−32.3%
1924	−20.9%
1928	−28.3%
1932	+15.3%
1936	+23.1%
1940	+5.9%
1944	−2.5%
1948	+4.3%
1952	−25.6%
1956	−20.2%
1960	−10.0%
1964	+13.1%
1968	−20.2%
1972	−38.5%
1976	−19.5%
1980	−34.7%
1984	−42.3%
1988	−22.5%
1992	−5.6%
1996	−13.0%
2000	−40.1%
2004	−39.8%
2008	−32.2%
2012	−40.8%
2016	−46.3%
2020	−43.4%
2024	−45.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−45.8%	69,527	192,633	269,048
2020	R	−43.4%	73,491	193,559	276,765
2016	R	−46.3%	55,973	174,419	255,849
2012	R	−40.8%	69,286	170,962	249,061
2008	R	−32.2%	82,868	164,958	254,658
2004	R	−39.8%	70,776	167,629	243,428
2000	R	−40.1%	60,481	147,947	218,351
1996	R	−13.0%	77,934	105,388	211,571
1992	R	−5.6%	68,160	79,347	200,625
1988	R	−22.5%	67,113	106,867	176,551
1984	R	−42.3%	53,370	133,241	188,968
1980	R	−34.7%	49,427	110,700	176,713
1976	R	−19.5%	62,239	92,717	156,343
1972	R	−38.5%	44,358	100,464	145,570
1968	R	−20.2%	45,173	70,927	127,205
1964	D	+13.1%	80,718	61,998	142,716
1960	R	−10.0%	63,331	77,451	140,782
1956	R	−20.2%	49,554	74,573	124,127
1952	R	−25.6%	47,934	81,049	129,253
1948	D	+4.3%	52,354	47,947	101,425
1944	R	−2.5%	49,419	51,921	101,340
1940	D	+5.9%	59,287	52,633	112,240
1936	D	+23.1%	62,624	38,739	103,382
1932	D	+15.3%	54,370	39,583	96,962
1928	R	−28.3%	29,299	52,748	82,835
1924	R	−20.9%	25,174	41,858	79,900
1920	R	−32.3%	17,429	35,091	54,700
1916	D	+12.8%	28,316	21,698	51,840
1912	D	+1.8%	15,310	14,560	42,296
1908	R	−15.8%	14,918	20,846	37,608
1904	R	−37.6%	8,930	20,489	30,708
1900	R	−17.5%	10,164	14,482	24,687
1896	D	+3.7%	10,862	10,072	21,093
1892	R	−50.5%	0	8,454	16,735
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	23.5%	73.2%	271,123
2020	O	0.0%	0.0%	278,503
2018	R	30.1%	67.0%	203,420
2014	R	17.2%	71.0%	171,153
2012	R	21.1%	73.9%	250,700
2008	R	24.3%	75.6%	250,007
2006	R	29.4%	68.9%	196,215
2002	R	27.0%	73.0%	183,280
2000	R	22.0%	73.8%	213,659
1996	R	42.2%	54.1%	211,077
1994	R	39.3%	58.9%	201,710
1990	R	36.1%	63.9%	157,632
1988	R	49.6%	50.4%	180,964
1984	R	21.7%	78.3%	186,898
1982	R	43.3%	56.7%	167,191
1978	D	62.2%	37.8%	133,364
1976	R	45.4%	54.6%	155,368

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.5%

English

15.7%

Irish

11.7%

American

5.0%

Scottish

3.3%

Italian

3.0%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.5%

75–84

2.7%

5.8%

65–74

5.7%

6.3%

55–64

6.3%

5.8%

45–54

5.3%

7.0%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.2%

8.9%

5–17

8.3%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,176

Wyoming ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.2%

speak English only

Spanish4.8%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

17.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Baptist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Methodist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wyoming sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.

A population of 582,397, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,176 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wyoming vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wyoming voted Republican by 45.8 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 269,048 votes cast, 69,527 went Democratic and 192,633 went Republican.

What is Wyoming's political typology?

Akashic places Wyoming in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.

When did Wyoming last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Wyoming?

Wyoming has a population of 582,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wyoming?

Median household income in Wyoming is $76,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.

What is the political history of Wyoming?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Laramie County, WY	R +1,639
Teton County, WY	D +1,239
Sweetwater County, WY	R +901

Wyoming has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+46 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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