Wyoming 5th State House District, Wyoming: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,4332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 5, 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 | 682 | 2,885 | 3,641 | ||
| R | 709 | 2,876 | 3,680 | ||
| R | 545 | 2,605 | 3,418 | ||
| R | 860 | 2,464 | 3,424 | ||
| R | 1,080 | 2,324 | 3,486 | ||
| R | 923 | 2,426 | 3,408 | ||
| R | 849 | 2,313 | 3,255 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,763 | 3,251 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 1,412 | 3,136 | ||
| R | 1,106 | 1,813 | 2,951 | ||
| R | 804 | 2,227 | 3,057 | ||
| R | 810 | 2,106 | 3,134 | ||
| R | 1,334 | 1,630 | 2,971 | ||
| R | 893 | 2,140 | 3,045 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,603 | 2,781 | ||
| D | 1,621 | 1,535 | 3,156 | ||
| R | 1,423 | 1,874 | 3,297 | ||
| R | 1,256 | 1,666 | 2,922 | ||
| R | 972 | 2,003 | 2,983 | ||
| R | 1,087 | 1,196 | 2,305 | ||
| R | 893 | 1,577 | 2,470 | ||
| R | 1,169 | 1,687 | 2,865 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 1,207 | 2,801 | ||
| D | 1,501 | 1,152 | 2,707 | ||
| R | 458 | 1,464 | 1,945 | ||
| R | 465 | 945 | 1,683 | ||
| R | 325 | 882 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 646 | 454 | 1,142 | ||
| D | 188 | 172 | 530 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
English
14.8%
Irish
13.7%
American
5.6%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.0%
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: 42.8 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
$58,929
State House District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 5$58,929
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+76.3, this sparsely populated district of under 10,000 residents sits at the far end of Wyoming's already heavily Republican political spectrum, leaving little electoral competition at any level.
The Democratic margin in Wyoming 5th State House District peaked at seventeen points in 1916. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $58,929 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 State House District 5, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 5, Wyoming voted Republican by 60.5 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,641 votes cast, 682 went Democratic and 2,885 went Republican.
What is State House District 5, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 5, Wyoming as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 5, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 5, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 5, Wyoming?
State House District 5, Wyoming has a population of 7,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 5, Wyoming?
Median household income in State House District 5, Wyoming is $58,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of State House District 5, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 5, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.