† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCheyenne, WYWyomingUnited States
German22.0%21.5%12.5%
English14.5%15.7%9.5%
Irish13.0%11.7%9.4%
American5.3%5.0%5.3%
Scottish3.1%3.2%1.3%
Swedish2.7%2.1%—
Norwegian2.6%3.0%—
Italian2.3%2.8%4.8%
Mexican11.9%8.0%11.3%
Spanish1.3%0.6%—
Spaniard0.7%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Venezuelan0.2%——
African American†1.9%—9.9%
African0.2%—0.5%
Aztec0.4%——
Filipino0.5%—0.9%
Asian Indian0.1%—1.4%
Chinese0.1%—1.3%
Korean0.1%—0.4%
Japanese0.1%—0.2%
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
Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median age
38.5
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$80,173
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.1%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
4.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming
United States
Catholic
14.4%
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.7%
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.9%
59.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Cheyenne, WY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−57.5%
1896
−4.3%
1900
−17.3%
1904
−43.6%
1908
−7.8%
1912
+1.1%
1916
+6.2%
1920
−29.3%
1924
−21.0%
1928
−31.6%
1932
+2.9%
1936
+26.7%
1940
+13.4%
1944
+1.5%
1948
+13.9%
1952
−13.6%
1956
−7.7%
1960
+1.9%
1964
+30.4%
1968
−1.5%
1972
−31.6%
1976
−7.7%
1980
−21.1%
1984
−31.0%
1988
−13.4%
1992
−2.2%
1996
−9.6%
2000
−27.3%
2004
−32.0%
2008
−20.4%
2012
−24.3%
2016
−32.4%
2020
−28.2%
2024
−32.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.6%Harris14,153
64.7%Trump28,063
1.6%Oliver683 +1
R+32.1
R+3.9
R+30.6
43,362
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%28,063
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.6%14,153
Chase OliverLibertarian1.6%683
OtherAll other candidates1.1%463
R
33.8%Biden15,217
62.0%Trump27,891
4.2%
R+28.2
D+4.2
R+32.6
44,982
R
28.2%Clinton11,573
60.6%Trump24,847
11.1%
R+32.4
R+8.1
R+34.5
40,969
R
36.2%Obama14,295
60.5%Romney23,904
3.3%
R+24.3
R+4.0
R+28.2
39,505
R
38.6%Obama16,072
59.0%McCain24,549
2.4%
R+20.4
D+11.7
R+27.6
41,625
R
33.0%Kerry13,171
65.1%Bush25,951
1.9%
R+32.0
R+4.8
R+29.6
39,879
R
34.4%Gore12,162
61.7%Bush21,797
3.9%
R+27.3
R+17.7
R+27.8
35,323
R
40.4%Clinton13,676
50.0%Dole16,924
9.7%
R+9.6
R+7.4
R+18.1
33,869
R
38.2%Clinton12,177
40.5%Bush12,890
21.3%
R+2.2
D+11.1
R+7.8
31,855
R
42.7%Dukakis11,851
56.0%Bush15,561
1.3%
R+13.4
D+17.6
R+5.6
27,770
R
33.9%Mondale10,110
64.9%Reagan19,348
1.1%
R+31.0
R+9.9
R+12.8
29,799
R
34.3%Carter9,512
55.4%Reagan15,361
10.2%
R+21.1
R+13.4
R+11.4
27,713
R
45.8%Carter12,040
53.5%Ford14,061
0.7%
R+7.7
D+23.9
R+9.8
26,294
R
34.1%McGovern7,791
65.7%Nixon15,010
0.2%
R+31.6
R+30.1
R+8.4
22,855
R
45.3%Humphrey9,519
46.8%Nixon9,824
7.9%
R+1.5
R+31.9
R+0.8
20,992
D
65.2%Johnson16,059
34.8%Goldwater8,563
0.0%
D+30.4
D+28.6
D+7.9
24,622
D
50.9%Kennedy12,086
49.1%Nixon11,637
0.0%
D+1.9
D+9.6
D+1.7
23,723
R
46.2%Stevenson9,072
53.8%Eisenhower10,581
0.0%
R+7.7
D+6.0
D+7.7
19,653
R
43.0%Stevenson8,187
56.6%Eisenhower10,785
0.4%
R+13.6
R+27.6
R+2.9
19,051
D
56.6%Truman8,226
42.7%Dewey6,200
0.7%
D+13.9
D+12.5
D+9.5
14,524
D
50.7%Roosevelt7,542
49.3%Dewey7,326
0.0%
D+1.5
R+12.0
R+6.0
14,868
D
56.5%Roosevelt7,808
43.1%Willkie5,955
0.4%
D+13.4
R+13.3
D+3.5
13,820
D
62.6%Roosevelt7,594
35.9%Landon4,356
1.6%
D+26.7
D+23.8
D+2.4
12,140
D
49.7%Roosevelt5,435
46.8%Hoover5,116
3.5%
D+2.9
D+34.5
R+14.9
10,938
R
33.8%Smith3,029
65.3%Hoover5,862
0.9%
R+31.6
R+10.5
R+14.1
8,973
R
32.0%Davis2,378
53.0%Coolidge3,944
15.0%
R+21.0
D+8.2
D+4.1
7,442
R
33.3%Cox1,810
62.6%Harding3,399
4.1%
R+29.3
R+35.5
R+3.1
5,430
D
51.9%Wilson2,759
45.6%Hughes2,428
2.5%
D+6.2
D+5.1
D+3.1
5,320
D
40.0%Wilson1,923
38.9%Taft1,871
21.0%
D+1.1
D+8.9
R+18.5
4,804
R
44.8%Bryan2,523
52.6%Taft2,965
2.6%
R+7.8
D+35.7
D+1.7
5,632
R
26.2%Parker1,167
69.8%Roosevelt3,109
4.0%
R+43.6
R+26.3
R+23.9
4,456
R
41.4%Bryan1,538
58.6%McKinley2,181
0.0%
R+17.3
R+13.0
R+9.7
3,719
R
47.6%Bryan1,628
51.9%McKinley1,776
0.6%
R+4.3
D+53.2
D+1.8
3,423
R
0.0%Cleveland0
57.5%Harrison1,890
42.5%
R+57.5
—
R+59.1
3,288
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
30.4%13,092
68.8%29,648
43,111
2020
R
33.9%15,153
65.6%29,357
44,722
2018
R
37.3%12,167
59.7%19,473
32,608
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+57.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+32.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 25 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Cheyenne, WY in Cheyenne, WY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−121
2012
+1,360
2013
+420
2014
−158
2015
+319
2016
+391
2017
−35
2018
+103
2019
+242
2021
−18
2022
+132
2023
+72
2024
+537
2025
+1,152
Cheyenne anchors Laramie County, the state's most populous, where federal government jobs at F.E. Warren Air Force Base sit alongside a oil-and-gas workforce that has driven consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.5 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.1 points.
A population of 101,060, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,173 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kalispell, MT and Billings, MT.
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In 2024, Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 32.1 points (R+32.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,362 votes cast, 14,153 went Democratic and 28,063 went Republican.
When did Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming has a population of 101,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming is $80,173 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cheyenne, WY, Wyoming from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
