Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,2752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,5312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Evanston, WY-UT, 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 | 1,775 | 8,493 | 10,536 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 8,653 | 10,771 | ||
| R | 1,306 | 6,951 | 9,588 | ||
| R | 1,711 | 7,530 | 9,554 | ||
| R | 2,471 | 6,594 | 9,389 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 7,003 | 9,118 | ||
| R | 1,802 | 6,205 | 8,321 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 3,994 | 8,014 | ||
| R | 2,201 | 3,226 | 7,781 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 4,085 | 6,361 | ||
| R | 1,407 | 4,872 | 6,342 | ||
| R | 1,281 | 3,500 | 5,090 | ||
| R | 1,807 | 2,665 | 4,617 | ||
| R | 1,088 | 2,615 | 3,759 | ||
| R | 1,382 | 2,035 | 3,631 | ||
| D | 2,255 | 1,621 | 3,876 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 2,117 | 4,008 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,303 | 3,877 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 2,370 | 4,068 | ||
| D | 1,998 | 1,638 | 3,664 | ||
| D | 2,149 | 1,699 | 3,848 | ||
| D | 2,482 | 1,782 | 4,273 | ||
| D | 2,460 | 1,403 | 3,895 | ||
| D | 2,127 | 1,648 | 3,825 | ||
| R | 1,236 | 1,909 | 3,162 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 1,529 | 3,119 | ||
| R | 1,136 | 1,643 | 2,810 | ||
| D | 1,749 | 1,147 | 2,953 | ||
| R | 773 | 1,046 | 2,595 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 2,950 | 5,472 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 3,207 | 5,037 | ||
| R | 2,030 | 2,489 | 4,520 | ||
| D | 2,134 | 1,069 | 3,211 | ||
| O | 0 | 965 | 2,025 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.7%
German
13.6%
Irish
8.8%
Scottish
6.3%
Italian
5.5%
American
4.3%
French
2.8%
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: 37.2 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
$82,531
Evanston, WY-UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Evanston, WY-UT$82,531
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the state line along I-80, this small metro leans heavily Republican in both its Wyoming and Utah portions, with resource-extraction employment and a predominantly white, working-class demographic profile shaping its electoral consistency.
The Democratic margin in Evanston, WY-UT peaked at thirty-three points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $82,531 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 Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,536 votes cast, 1,775 went Democratic and 8,493 went Republican.
What is Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming?
Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming has a population of 23,275 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming?
Median household income in Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming is $82,531 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Evanston, WY-UT, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.