Albany County, Wyoming

2024 results by precinct

11 precincts · 17,877 votes cast

Trump · R+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.1%	8,371	8,930	17,877
2020	D	+2.8%	9,092	8,579	18,617
2016	R	−4.2%	6,890	7,602	17,060
2012	R	−2.5%	7,458	7,866	16,300
2008	D	+4.1%	8,644	7,936	17,117
2004	R	−11.4%	7,117	9,006	16,624
2000	R	−19.4%	5,069	7,814	14,151
1996	D	+3.1%	6,399	5,967	13,936
1992	D	+11.9%	5,713	4,176	12,867
1988	R	−1.5%	5,486	5,653	11,335
1984	R	−22.2%	4,708	7,452	12,346
1980	R	−17.9%	3,772	5,830	11,527
1976	R	−17.8%	4,663	6,734	11,622
1972	R	−18.0%	4,873	7,021	11,917
1968	R	−3.8%	4,079	4,422	9,079
1964	D	+34.6%	6,019	2,923	8,942
1960	R	−0.9%	4,282	4,356	8,638
1956	R	−11.8%	3,407	4,315	7,722
1952	R	−19.3%	3,082	4,560	7,652
1948	D	+4.7%	3,141	2,858	6,045
1944	D	+4.2%	3,229	2,970	6,199
1940	D	+18.5%	4,018	2,756	6,804
1936	D	+34.4%	3,685	1,777	5,539
1932	D	+7.3%	2,665	2,281	5,289
1928	R	−28.8%	1,618	2,941	4,586
1924	R	−11.8%	1,628	2,164	4,535
1920	R	−20.9%	1,145	1,769	2,990
1916	D	+8.6%	1,571	1,313	2,995
1912	D	+6.0%	1,044	882	2,693
1908	R	−6.8%	1,152	1,335	2,684
1904	R	−36.7%	706	1,674	2,640
1900	R	−21.2%	1,001	1,540	2,541
1896	R	−6.3%	1,073	1,220	2,315
1892	R	−49.5%	0	1,100	2,223
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

0.9%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. 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

0.5%

85+

0.6%

1.6%

75–84

2.2%

4.6%

65–74

4.0%

4.2%

55–64

4.3%

4.4%

45–54

3.9%

5.9%

35–44

5.1%

8.9%

25–34

6.5%

14.6%

18–24

13.4%

6.1%

5–17

5.5%

1.9%

1.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,917

Albany County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Albany County$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%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Baptist

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Albany County anchors Wyoming's most competitive presidential terrain, driven by the University of Wyoming's student and faculty population in Laramie. In 2024 it went Republican by just 3.1 points, a sharp contrast to the state's typical double-digit margins.

The Democratic margin in Albany County has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by three points.

Albany County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 21% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,917 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewis and Clark County and Brewster County.

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