Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 150,6792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, 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 | 19,242 | 44,586 | 65,311 | ||
| R | 20,688 | 44,363 | 67,478 | ||
| R | 15,785 | 39,957 | 61,818 | ||
| R | 20,181 | 38,354 | 60,337 | ||
| R | 22,766 | 38,802 | 62,999 | ||
| R | 18,703 | 41,120 | 60,857 | ||
| R | 17,636 | 35,745 | 55,434 | ||
| R | 20,284 | 28,105 | 53,691 | ||
| R | 18,254 | 22,943 | 52,926 | ||
| R | 18,384 | 27,817 | 46,713 | ||
| R | 14,669 | 34,567 | 49,721 | ||
| R | 13,859 | 29,197 | 47,209 | ||
| R | 18,929 | 24,244 | 43,683 | ||
| R | 12,199 | 27,927 | 40,200 | ||
| R | 13,854 | 20,464 | 37,450 | ||
| D | 25,555 | 18,830 | 44,385 | ||
| R | 20,561 | 24,288 | 44,849 | ||
| R | 16,152 | 21,932 | 38,084 | ||
| R | 13,724 | 24,948 | 38,765 | ||
| D | 14,975 | 14,295 | 29,405 | ||
| R | 13,197 | 17,823 | 31,020 | ||
| R | 14,863 | 17,877 | 32,812 | ||
| D | 16,957 | 11,128 | 28,545 | ||
| D | 13,778 | 11,845 | 26,243 | ||
| R | 5,644 | 16,200 | 22,062 | ||
| R | 4,447 | 9,437 | 17,104 | ||
| R | 3,583 | 8,711 | 12,911 | ||
| D | 6,179 | 4,686 | 11,319 | ||
| D | 3,111 | 2,627 | 8,420 | ||
| R | 3,536 | 4,270 | 8,088 | ||
| R | 1,381 | 3,886 | 5,635 | ||
| R | 2,062 | 2,780 | 4,873 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 2,161 | 4,369 | ||
| R | 356 | 2,025 | 4,153 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.7%
English
13.2%
Irish
12.5%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.9%
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: 39.3 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
$74,253
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff$74,253
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle, this sparse market unites communities shaped by cattle, sugar beets, and energy extraction — a combination that has produced some of the most lopsided presidential margins in either state.
The Democratic margin in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff peaked at twenty points in 1936. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,253 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 Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,311 votes cast, 19,242 went Democratic and 44,586 went Republican.
What is Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming has a population of 150,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Median household income in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming is $74,253 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.