Sheridan, WY, Wyoming: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,0552024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,3882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sheridan, 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 | 3,920 | 12,041 | 16,425 | ||
| R | 4,043 | 11,843 | 16,428 | ||
| R | 2,927 | 10,266 | 14,510 | ||
| R | 3,618 | 10,267 | 14,322 | ||
| R | 4,458 | 10,177 | 14,981 | ||
| R | 4,066 | 9,689 | 14,029 | ||
| R | 3,330 | 8,424 | 12,236 | ||
| R | 4,594 | 5,892 | 12,046 | ||
| R | 4,139 | 4,303 | 11,565 | ||
| R | 4,655 | 5,980 | 10,778 | ||
| R | 3,648 | 7,460 | 11,279 | ||
| R | 3,034 | 5,649 | 9,646 | ||
| R | 3,206 | 5,382 | 8,652 | ||
| R | 2,874 | 6,432 | 9,318 | ||
| R | 2,659 | 5,163 | 8,434 | ||
| D | 4,747 | 4,491 | 9,238 | ||
| R | 3,786 | 5,690 | 9,476 | ||
| R | 3,204 | 5,546 | 8,750 | ||
| R | 3,124 | 6,522 | 9,655 | ||
| D | 3,852 | 3,698 | 7,601 | ||
| D | 3,862 | 3,802 | 7,664 | ||
| D | 4,439 | 3,814 | 8,268 | ||
| D | 4,731 | 2,726 | 7,680 | ||
| D | 4,260 | 2,738 | 7,142 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 3,616 | 6,250 | ||
| R | 2,272 | 2,530 | 5,917 | ||
| R | 1,192 | 2,645 | 4,377 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 1,914 | 5,048 | ||
| O | 1,649 | 862 | 4,248 | ||
| R | 1,539 | 2,158 | 3,924 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 1,905 | 3,202 | ||
| R | 985 | 1,018 | 2,044 | ||
| D | 1,104 | 877 | 1,992 | ||
| O | 0 | 509 | 1,098 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
12.1%
Irish
9.3%
American
5.2%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.9%
Polish
2.7%
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: 42.7 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
$71,388
Sheridan, WY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sheridan, WY$71,388
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sheridan's economy ties closely to coal, ranching, and tourism in the Bighorn foothills, producing a voter profile that has backed Republican presidential candidates by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Sheridan, WY peaked at twenty-six points in 1936. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $71,388 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 Sheridan, WY, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sheridan, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 49.4 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,425 votes cast, 3,920 went Democratic and 12,041 went Republican.
What is Sheridan, WY, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sheridan, 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 8 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did Sheridan, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sheridan, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sheridan, WY, Wyoming?
Sheridan, WY, Wyoming has a population of 32,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sheridan, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Sheridan, WY, Wyoming is $71,388 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Sheridan, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sheridan, WY, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.