Gillette, WY, Wyoming: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+76%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,2402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,8692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Gillette, 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 | 2,004 | 16,006 | 18,342 | ||
| R | 1,935 | 16,975 | 19,566 | ||
| R | 1,324 | 15,778 | 18,199 | ||
| R | 2,163 | 14,953 | 17,571 | ||
| R | 2,990 | 13,011 | 16,320 | ||
| R | 2,464 | 12,415 | 15,099 | ||
| R | 1,967 | 10,203 | 12,540 | ||
| R | 3,468 | 6,382 | 11,889 | ||
| R | 2,709 | 5,315 | 11,208 | ||
| R | 2,288 | 6,702 | 9,112 | ||
| R | 1,525 | 8,387 | 9,995 | ||
| R | 1,400 | 5,613 | 7,669 | ||
| R | 1,620 | 3,306 | 4,995 | ||
| R | 783 | 2,953 | 3,755 | ||
| R | 558 | 1,694 | 2,541 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 1,606 | 2,802 | ||
| R | 861 | 1,575 | 2,436 | ||
| R | 656 | 1,473 | 2,129 | ||
| R | 666 | 1,823 | 2,494 | ||
| R | 856 | 1,201 | 2,071 | ||
| R | 894 | 1,514 | 2,408 | ||
| R | 1,128 | 1,540 | 2,675 | ||
| D | 1,435 | 1,322 | 2,784 | ||
| D | 1,728 | 1,161 | 2,980 | ||
| R | 744 | 1,528 | 2,297 | ||
| R | 443 | 1,121 | 2,141 | ||
| R | 493 | 1,027 | 1,540 | ||
| D | 690 | 448 | 1,160 | ||
| D | 361 | 186 | 740 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
English
9.9%
Irish
9.0%
American
6.1%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 36.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,869
Gillette, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gillette, WY$89,869
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.3%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gillette anchors Campbell County, Wyoming's top coal-producing county, where energy industry cycles translate directly into voter sentiment and turnout patterns that analysts use as a bellwether for resource-extraction communities nationwide.
The Democratic margin in Gillette, WY peaked at twenty-four points in 1912. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $89,869 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 Gillette, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gillette, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 76.3 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,342 votes cast, 2,004 went Democratic and 16,006 went Republican.
What is Gillette, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Gillette, 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 4 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gillette, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gillette, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Gillette, WY, Wyoming has a population of 47,240 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Gillette, WY, Wyoming is $89,869 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gillette, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.