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1876–2024
State House District 47·Wyoming

Wyoming 47th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Wyoming's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
WY
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
43,215
2024 ACS

Wyoming 47th State House District, Wyoming: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
43,2152024 5-year
Median household income
$73,9812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
17.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.0%
3,86413,45417,769
R
−51.5%
4,04413,24817,886
R
−51.4%
3,46812,76718,105
R
−37.4%
5,27812,00618,012
R
−27.9%
6,22411,28118,098
R
−34.4%
5,65811,81217,909
R
−27.1%
5,94110,65117,370
D
+6.0%
7,5286,50017,011
D
+11.1%
7,0255,18616,545
R
−3.9%
7,1407,73215,104
R
−25.5%
5,7709,80015,779
R
−18.1%
5,3548,01714,696
D
+1.0%
6,5436,41313,019
R
−20.7%
4,5586,93811,524
D
+12.3%
5,1563,9379,879
D
+43.6%
7,7703,05410,824
D
+24.6%
6,9714,22011,190
D
+9.3%
6,0274,99811,025
D
+13.8%
6,8905,21412,114
D
+27.3%
6,4993,63810,496
D
+24.5%
6,5433,97010,513
D
+32.0%
7,6823,95111,654
D
+43.0%
7,2392,85410,199
D
+28.5%
5,6733,0839,101
R
−8.1%
3,4934,1177,706
R
−10.0%
2,6503,3597,068
R
−21.2%
1,6932,6934,716
D
+10.6%
2,3491,8744,462
R
−2.1%
1,3971,4783,946
R
−17.1%
1,5032,1853,999
R
−43.2%
1,0352,7293,921
R
−20.3%
1,3922,1013,492
D
+3.0%
1,5461,4563,038
O
−49.8%
01,2182,445
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No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.5%
German
14.7%
Irish
9.8%
American
4.8%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.7%
French
1.4%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
19.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.7, this 9,000-person district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep-red rural voting patterns that define much of Wyoming's legislative map.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wyoming 47th State House District peaked at forty-four points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $73,981 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 47, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 47, Wyoming voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,769 votes cast, 3,864 went Democratic and 13,454 went Republican.
What is State House District 47, Wyoming's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 47, Wyoming as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 47, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 47, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 47, Wyoming?
State House District 47, Wyoming has a population of 43,215 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 47, Wyoming?
Median household income in State House District 47, Wyoming is $73,981 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of State House District 47, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 47, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.