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1876–2024
State House District 46·Wyoming

Wyoming 46th State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of Wyoming's most reliably Republican legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WY
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
14,154
2024 ACS

Wyoming 46th State House District, Wyoming: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
14,1542024 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+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−3.1%
3,0983,3056,615
D
+2.7%
3,3643,1756,889
R
−4.2%
2,5502,8136,313
R
−2.5%
2,7602,9116,032
D
+4.1%
3,1992,9376,334
R
−11.4%
2,6343,3336,152
R
−19.4%
1,8762,8925,237
D
+3.1%
2,3682,2085,157
D
+12.0%
2,1141,5454,761
R
−1.5%
2,0302,0924,195
R
−22.2%
1,7422,7584,569
R
−17.8%
1,3962,1574,266
R
−17.8%
1,7262,4924,301
R
−18.0%
1,8032,5984,410
R
−3.8%
1,5091,6363,360
D
+34.6%
2,2271,0823,309
R
−0.8%
1,5851,6123,196
R
−11.8%
1,2611,5972,858
R
−19.3%
1,1401,6872,832
D
+4.6%
1,1621,0582,237
D
+4.2%
1,1951,0992,294
D
+18.5%
1,4871,0202,518
D
+34.4%
1,3646582,050
D
+7.3%
9868441,957
R
−28.8%
5991,0881,697
R
−11.9%
6028011,678
R
−20.9%
4246551,106
D
+8.6%
5814861,108
D
+6.0%
386326997
R
−6.8%
426494993
R
−36.6%
261619977
R
−21.3%
370570940
R
−6.3%
397451857
O
−49.5%
0407823
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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
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%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,917
State House District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 46$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
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.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.9 in a state that already leans heavily Republican, this sparsely populated district offers little recent history of competitive general-election contests at any level.

The Democratic margin in Wyoming 46th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine 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 House District 46, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 46, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,615 votes cast, 3,098 went Democratic and 3,305 went Republican.
What is State House District 46, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 46, Wyoming as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 46, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 46, Wyoming?
State House District 46, Wyoming has a population of 14,154 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 46, Wyoming?
Median household income in State House District 46, 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 House District 46, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.