Riverton, WY, Wyoming: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,5332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Riverton, 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 | 5,179 | 11,552 | 17,256 | ||
| R | 5,519 | 12,007 | 18,111 | ||
| R | 4,200 | 11,167 | 17,023 | ||
| R | 5,333 | 11,075 | 16,939 | ||
| R | 6,016 | 11,083 | 17,592 | ||
| R | 5,338 | 11,429 | 17,096 | ||
| R | 4,172 | 10,560 | 15,444 | ||
| R | 5,445 | 7,554 | 15,024 | ||
| R | 4,765 | 5,387 | 13,896 | ||
| R | 5,020 | 7,681 | 12,889 | ||
| R | 3,969 | 9,885 | 13,999 | ||
| R | 3,307 | 9,077 | 13,403 | ||
| R | 4,423 | 6,584 | 11,063 | ||
| R | 3,248 | 7,359 | 10,647 | ||
| R | 3,093 | 5,417 | 9,398 | ||
| D | 5,985 | 4,809 | 10,794 | ||
| R | 4,248 | 5,738 | 9,986 | ||
| R | 2,569 | 4,887 | 7,456 | ||
| R | 2,161 | 5,881 | 8,063 | ||
| R | 3,019 | 3,357 | 6,400 | ||
| R | 2,177 | 3,193 | 5,370 | ||
| R | 2,644 | 3,788 | 6,453 | ||
| D | 3,050 | 2,357 | 5,533 | ||
| D | 2,612 | 1,696 | 4,374 | ||
| R | 1,449 | 2,267 | 3,738 | ||
| R | 1,292 | 1,986 | 3,839 | ||
| R | 994 | 2,194 | 3,245 | ||
| D | 1,752 | 1,407 | 3,251 | ||
| D | 993 | 811 | 2,455 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,838 | 3,129 | ||
| R | 563 | 1,009 | 1,600 | ||
| R | 539 | 919 | 1,458 | ||
| R | 523 | 535 | 1,064 | ||
| R | 0 | 648 | 1,190 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
12.4%
Irish
10.3%
American
3.8%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
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: 39.7 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
$64,904
Riverton, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Riverton, WY$64,904
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other languages3.1%
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Riverton anchors Fremont County, one of Wyoming's most politically lopsided counties, where the Wind River Indian Reservation creates a distinct Democratic enclave within an otherwise heavily Republican region.
The Democratic margin in Riverton, WY peaked at twenty-one points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,904 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Riverton, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Riverton, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 36.9 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,256 votes cast, 5,179 went Democratic and 11,552 went Republican.
What is Riverton, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Riverton, 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Riverton, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Riverton, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Riverton, WY, Wyoming has a population of 39,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Riverton, WY, Wyoming is $64,904 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Riverton, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.