Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,5422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Rock Springs, 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 | 3,731 | 12,541 | 16,698 | ||
| R | 3,823 | 12,229 | 16,603 | ||
| R | 3,231 | 12,154 | 17,130 | ||
| R | 4,774 | 11,428 | 16,895 | ||
| R | 5,762 | 10,360 | 16,703 | ||
| R | 5,208 | 10,653 | 16,272 | ||
| R | 5,521 | 9,425 | 15,691 | ||
| D | 7,088 | 5,591 | 15,634 | ||
| D | 6,417 | 4,476 | 14,910 | ||
| R | 6,720 | 6,780 | 13,705 | ||
| R | 5,230 | 8,308 | 13,712 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 6,265 | 12,067 | ||
| D | 5,575 | 4,937 | 10,574 | ||
| R | 3,713 | 5,175 | 8,915 | ||
| D | 4,086 | 2,726 | 7,449 | ||
| D | 5,969 | 1,944 | 7,913 | ||
| D | 5,398 | 2,545 | 7,943 | ||
| D | 4,747 | 3,355 | 8,102 | ||
| D | 5,807 | 3,567 | 9,374 | ||
| D | 5,146 | 2,538 | 8,085 | ||
| D | 5,599 | 2,623 | 8,222 | ||
| D | 6,637 | 2,439 | 9,094 | ||
| D | 6,232 | 1,797 | 8,097 | ||
| D | 4,637 | 2,043 | 6,983 | ||
| D | 2,974 | 2,528 | 5,599 | ||
| D | 2,219 | 2,119 | 5,026 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 1,744 | 3,221 | ||
| D | 1,496 | 1,287 | 2,939 | ||
| D | 916 | 888 | 2,483 | ||
| R | 637 | 1,299 | 2,221 | ||
| R | 464 | 1,473 | 2,064 | ||
| R | 740 | 1,101 | 1,841 | ||
| D | 996 | 754 | 1,787 | ||
| O | 0 | 674 | 1,433 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.6%
German
12.8%
Irish
8.6%
American
5.1%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.3%
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: 37.9 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
$75,034
Rock Springs, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rock Springs, WY$75,034
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sweetwater County anchors Wyoming's trona and natural gas economy, and its working-class extraction workforce has driven double-digit Republican margins in recent cycles while keeping union-adjacent labor issues on the local agenda.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Rock Springs, WY peaked at fifty-five points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $75,034 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 52.8 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,698 votes cast, 3,731 went Democratic and 12,541 went Republican.
What is Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming?
Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming has a population of 41,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming is $75,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rock Springs, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.