akashic
1876–2024
Laramie, WY·Wyoming

Laramie, WY votes the way the country votes.

A college town that swings narrower than the Wyoming baseline

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WY
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
38,249
2024 ACS

Laramie, WY, Wyoming: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
38,2492024 5-year
Median household income
$61,9172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−3.1%
8,3718,93017,877
D
+2.8%
9,0928,57918,617
R
−4.2%
6,8907,60217,060
R
−2.5%
7,4587,86616,300
D
+4.1%
8,6447,93617,117
R
−11.4%
7,1179,00616,624
R
−19.4%
5,0697,81414,151
D
+3.1%
6,3995,96713,936
D
+11.9%
5,7134,17612,867
R
−1.5%
5,4865,65311,335
R
−22.2%
4,7087,45212,346
R
−17.9%
3,7725,83011,527
R
−17.8%
4,6636,73411,622
R
−18.0%
4,8737,02111,917
R
−3.8%
4,0794,4229,079
D
+34.6%
6,0192,9238,942
R
−0.9%
4,2824,3568,638
R
−11.8%
3,4074,3157,722
R
−19.3%
3,0824,5607,652
D
+4.7%
3,1412,8586,045
D
+4.2%
3,2292,9706,199
D
+18.5%
4,0182,7566,804
D
+34.4%
3,6851,7775,539
D
+7.3%
2,6652,2815,289
R
−28.8%
1,6182,9414,586
R
−11.8%
1,6282,1644,535
R
−20.9%
1,1451,7692,990
D
+8.6%
1,5711,3132,995
D
+6.0%
1,0448822,693
R
−6.8%
1,1521,3352,684
R
−36.7%
7061,6742,640
R
−21.2%
1,0011,5402,541
R
−6.3%
1,0731,2202,315
O
−49.5%
01,1002,223
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
15.0%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.3%
Polish
2.4%
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: 28.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.6%
1.6%
75–84
2.2%
4.6%
65–74
4.0%
4.2%
55–64
4.3%
4.4%
45–54
3.9%
5.9%
35–44
5.1%
8.9%
25–34
6.5%
14.6%
18–24
13.4%
6.1%
5–17
5.5%
1.9%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,917
Laramie, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Laramie, WY$61,917
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)23.3%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.2%
Baptist
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Wyoming, Laramie's Albany County consistently posts slimmer Republican margins than the state at large, making it one of Wyoming's few competitive-ish urban anchors in statewide races.

The Democratic margin in Laramie, WY has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 21% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,917 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Laramie, WY, Wyoming — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/29660/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Laramie, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,877 votes cast, 8,371 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
What is Laramie, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Laramie, WY, Wyoming as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Laramie, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Laramie, WY, Wyoming has a population of 38,249 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming is $61,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Laramie, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.