Wyoming 9th State Senate District, Wyoming: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+4 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,5472024 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+4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+4 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 9, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,059 | 4,330 | 8,669 | ||
| D | 4,409 | 4,160 | 9,027 | ||
| R | 3,341 | 3,686 | 8,272 | ||
| R | 3,616 | 3,814 | 7,904 | ||
| D | 4,191 | 3,848 | 8,300 |
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
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
$61,917
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+72.9, this sparsely populated district of roughly 18,500 residents ranks among the most one-sided state senate constituencies in the country, leaving little room for competitive general-election contests.
The Democratic margin in Wyoming 9th State Senate District has rarely exceeded four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 21% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,917 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 9, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,669 votes cast, 4,059 went Democratic and 4,330 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Wyoming as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Wyoming?
State Senate District 9, Wyoming has a population of 18,547 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 9, Wyoming?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Wyoming is $61,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Wyoming from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.