Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 101,0602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,1732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cheyenne, WY, WYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,153 | 28,063 | 43,362 | ||
| R | 15,217 | 27,891 | 44,982 | ||
| R | 11,573 | 24,847 | 40,969 | ||
| R | 14,295 | 23,904 | 39,505 | ||
| R | 16,072 | 24,549 | 41,625 | ||
| R | 13,171 | 25,951 | 39,879 | ||
| R | 12,162 | 21,797 | 35,323 | ||
| R | 13,676 | 16,924 | 33,869 | ||
| R | 12,177 | 12,890 | 31,855 | ||
| R | 11,851 | 15,561 | 27,770 | ||
| R | 10,110 | 19,348 | 29,799 | ||
| R | 9,512 | 15,361 | 27,713 | ||
| R | 12,040 | 14,061 | 26,294 | ||
| R | 7,791 | 15,010 | 22,855 | ||
| R | 9,519 | 9,824 | 20,992 | ||
| D | 16,059 | 8,563 | 24,622 | ||
| D | 12,086 | 11,637 | 23,723 | ||
| R | 9,072 | 10,581 | 19,653 | ||
| R | 8,187 | 10,785 | 19,051 | ||
| D | 8,226 | 6,200 | 14,524 | ||
| D | 7,542 | 7,326 | 14,868 | ||
| D | 7,808 | 5,955 | 13,820 | ||
| D | 7,594 | 4,356 | 12,140 | ||
| D | 5,435 | 5,116 | 10,938 | ||
| R | 3,029 | 5,862 | 8,973 | ||
| R | 2,378 | 3,944 | 7,442 | ||
| R | 1,810 | 3,399 | 5,430 | ||
| D | 2,759 | 2,428 | 5,320 | ||
| D | 1,923 | 1,871 | 4,804 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 2,965 | 5,632 | ||
| R | 1,167 | 3,109 | 4,456 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 2,181 | 3,719 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 1,776 | 3,423 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,890 | 3,288 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.0%
English
14.5%
Irish
13.0%
American
5.3%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,173
Cheyenne, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cheyenne, WY$80,173
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)5.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cheyenne anchors Laramie County, the state's most populous, where federal government jobs at F.E. Warren Air Force Base sit alongside a oil-and-gas workforce that has driven consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide races.
The Democratic margin in Cheyenne, WY peaked at thirty points in 1964. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $80,173 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 32.1 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,362 votes cast, 14,153 went Democratic and 28,063 went Republican.
What is Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming has a population of 101,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming is $80,173 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.