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Wyoming 26th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1896–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1896 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German25.4%21.5%12.5%

English17.2%15.7%9.5%

Irish8.7%11.7%9.4%

American7.2%5.0%5.3%

Scottish6.5%3.2%1.3%

Italian4.7%2.8%4.8%

Norwegian3.6%3.0%—

Swedish3.2%2.1%—

Mexican8.2%8.0%11.3%

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

Spaniard0.2%0.4%—

Spanish0.2%0.6%—

Chamorro1.3%——

White Mountain Apache0.7%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Median age	41.6	39.4	39.1
Age 18–24	6.7%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.1%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Median household income	$61,339	$76,176	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.3%	30.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.6%	71.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.4%	28.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$230,900	$309,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$767	$992	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.5%	43.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.1%	12.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Mean commute	19.8 min	18.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.4%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.3%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	11.3%	9.4%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.2%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	4.9%	4.8%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Catholic	—	12.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	59.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	WY HD 26	Wyoming	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.7%	3.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.4%	1.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.9%	9.0%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.437	0.454	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic13.6%610TrumpRepublican84.4%3,794OtherAll other candidates2.1%93

R+70.8

Lead: 3,184
Total: 4,497
vs nation: R+69.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic14.3%644TrumpRepublican82.9%3,734OtherAll other candidates2.8%126

R+68.6

Lead: 3,090
Total: 4,504
vs nation: R+73.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic11.6%485TrumpRepublican76.2%3,184OtherAll other candidates12.1%507

R+64.6

Lead: 2,677
Total: 4,176
vs nation: R+66.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic16.1%665RomneyRepublican80.5%3,329OtherAll other candidates3.4%142

R+64.4

Lead: 2,664
Total: 4,136
vs nation: R+68.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic20.6%843McCainRepublican76.3%3,121OtherAll other candidates3.1%126

R+55.7

Lead: 2,278
Total: 4,090
vs nation: R+63.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic18.4%757BushRepublican79.0%3,248OtherAll other candidates2.6%107

R+60.6

Lead: 2,491
Total: 4,112
vs nation: R+58.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic20.3%788BushRepublican73.9%2,864OtherAll other candidates5.8%226

R+53.5

Lead: 2,076
Total: 3,878
vs nation: R+54.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic27.1%1,046DoleRepublican55.9%2,160OtherAll other candidates17.1%660

R+28.8

Lead: 1,114
Total: 3,866
vs nation: R+37.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+70.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,9992024 5-year
Population density: 4.5 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,995 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $61,3392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70.8 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 27, WY · twin score 96.1

presidential history

Party record book

Wyoming 26th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1896–2024 · 33 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

60.8%

2,365 votes · D+24.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 53.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

84.4%

3,794 votes · R+70.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 82.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

2,365votes

60.8% of the vote · D+24.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 2,016 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,794votes

84.4% of the vote · R+70.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,734 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1916

+5.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+8.9 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · −0.1 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+73.1pts R vs U.S.

Place R+68.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +69.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RDalton BanksState House · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	12.8%519	87.2%3,551	4,070
2020	R	14.1%577	85.9%3,505	4,082

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+70.8, this sparsely populated district reflects the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of rural Wyoming, where Republican candidates routinely win by landslide margins at every level of the ballot.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 70.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.8 points.

A population of 8,999, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,339 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 27 and State House District 28.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 27

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

State House District 28

2008–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

State House District 19

2012–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wyoming 26th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wyoming 26th State House District voted Republican by 70.8 points (R+70.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,497 votes cast, 610 went Democratic and 3,794 went Republican.

When did Wyoming 26th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wyoming 26th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Wyoming 26th State House District?

Wyoming 26th State House District has a population of 8,999 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wyoming 26th State House District?

Median household income in Wyoming 26th State House District is $61,339 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.

What is the political history of Wyoming 26th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wyoming 26th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.