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Wyoming 55th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 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

German21.9%21.5%12.5%

English14.0%15.7%9.5%

Irish11.6%11.7%9.4%

American4.3%5.0%5.3%

Scottish3.0%3.2%1.3%

Norwegian2.8%3.0%—

Swedish2.7%2.1%—

French2.5%—1.6%

White Mountain Apache0.7%——

Navajo0.3%——

Mexican7.7%8.0%11.3%

Spanish0.7%0.6%—

Spaniard0.6%0.4%—

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 55	Wyoming	United States
Median age	37	39.4	39.1
Age 18–24	8.1%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WY HD 55	Wyoming	United States
Median household income	$56,354	$76,176	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	30.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WY HD 55	Wyoming	United States
Owner-occupied homes	58.2%	71.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	41.8%	28.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$228,600	$309,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$881	$992	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.7%	43.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.9%	12.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WY HD 55	Wyoming	United States
Mean commute	14.6 min	18.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	2.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	4.8%	9.4%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WY HD 55	Wyoming	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.7%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	1.6%	4.8%	13.6%
Other languages	3.1%	0.3%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	WY HD 55	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 55	Wyoming	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.5%	3.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.5%	9.0%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.415	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

HarrisDemocratic23.1%870TrumpRepublican74.0%2,784OtherAll other candidates2.8%106

R+50.9

Lead: 1,914
Total: 3,760
vs nation: R+49.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.6%900TrumpRepublican74.0%2,954OtherAll other candidates3.4%137

R+51.5

Lead: 2,054
Total: 3,991
vs nation: R+55.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic18.0%704TrumpRepublican72.1%2,812OtherAll other candidates9.9%386

R+54.0

Lead: 2,108
Total: 3,902
vs nation: R+56.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic24.0%950RomneyRepublican72.6%2,878OtherAll other candidates3.4%135

R+48.7

Lead: 1,928
Total: 3,963
vs nation: R+52.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic26.1%1,060McCainRepublican70.8%2,879OtherAll other candidates3.2%129

R+44.7

Lead: 1,819
Total: 4,068
vs nation: R+52.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic23.9%999BushRepublican73.8%3,082OtherAll other candidates2.3%95

R+49.9

Lead: 2,083
Total: 4,176
vs nation: R+47.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic19.8%744BushRepublican75.1%2,821OtherAll other candidates5.1%190

R+55.3

Lead: 2,077
Total: 3,755
vs nation: R+55.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic28.1%1,012DoleRepublican56.1%2,024OtherAll other candidates15.8%570

R+28.1

Lead: 1,012
Total: 3,606
vs nation: R+36.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+50.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,7352024 5-year
Population density: 954 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 10.2 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $56,3542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+67.0 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 53, WY · twin score 96.7

presidential history

Party record book

Wyoming 55th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

47.8%

424 votes · R+4.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 45.9%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

79.8%

1,583 votes · R+59.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 78.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

1,115votes

45.9% of the vote · R+8.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 1,060 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

3,082votes

73.8% of the vote · R+49.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,954 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

−11.6pts D vs U.S.

Place R+8.5 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · −17.2 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+68.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+67.0 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +56.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJoel GuggenmosState House · 55

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	28.0%1,076	72.0%2,772	3,848
2020	R	31.2%1,287	68.8%2,833	4,120

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 50 points, this sparsely populated district reflects the heavily Republican pattern common to Wyoming's rural interior, where Republican candidates routinely run without meaningful general-election competition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.0 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.9 points.

A population of 9,735, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,354 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 53 and State House District 36.

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 53

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 36

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 59

2012–2024 trajectory

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 55th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wyoming 55th State House District voted Republican by 50.9 points (R+50.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,760 votes cast, 870 went Democratic and 2,784 went Republican.

How many people live in Wyoming 55th State House District?

Wyoming 55th State House District has a population of 9,735 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wyoming 55th State House District?

Median household income in Wyoming 55th State House District is $56,354 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.

What is the political history of Wyoming 55th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wyoming 55th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.