† 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
GroupGillette, WYWyomingUnited States
German22.1%21.5%12.5%
English9.9%15.7%9.5%
Irish9.0%11.7%9.4%
American6.1%5.0%5.3%
Norwegian3.0%3.0%—
French2.0%—1.6%
Italian1.9%2.8%4.8%
Scottish1.8%3.2%1.3%
Mexican8.5%8.0%11.3%
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Aztec0.4%——
Native Hawaiian0.2%——
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
Gillette, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median age
36.3
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Gillette, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$89,869
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.3%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Gillette, WY
Wyoming
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
7.0%
4.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Gillette, WY
Wyoming
United States
Catholic
14.5%
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.9%
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.4%
59.7%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
5.5%
11.6%
2.0%
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.
Gillette, WY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+23.6%
1916
+20.9%
1920
−34.7%
1924
−31.7%
1928
−34.1%
1932
+19.0%
1936
+4.1%
1940
−15.4%
1944
−25.7%
1948
−16.7%
1952
−46.4%
1956
−38.4%
1960
−29.3%
1964
−14.6%
1968
−44.7%
1972
−57.8%
1976
−33.8%
1980
−54.9%
1984
−68.7%
1988
−48.4%
1992
−23.3%
1996
−24.5%
2000
−65.7%
2004
−65.9%
2008
−61.4%
2012
−72.8%
2016
−79.4%
2020
−76.9%
2024
−76.3%
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
10.9%Harris2,004
87.3%Trump16,006
1.2%Oliver226 +1
R+76.3
D+0.5
R+74.9
18,342
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.3%16,006
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic10.9%2,004
Chase OliverLibertarian1.2%226
OtherAll other candidates0.6%106
R
9.9%Biden1,935
86.8%Trump16,975
3.4%
R+76.9
D+2.6
R+81.3
19,566
R
7.3%Clinton1,324
86.7%Trump15,778
6.0%
R+79.4
R+6.6
R+81.5
18,199
R
12.3%Obama2,163
85.1%Romney14,953
2.6%
R+72.8
R+11.4
R+76.6
17,571
R
18.3%Obama2,990
79.7%McCain13,011
2.0%
R+61.4
D+4.5
R+68.7
16,320
R
16.3%Kerry2,464
82.2%Bush12,415
1.5%
R+65.9
R+0.2
R+63.4
15,099
R
15.7%Gore1,967
81.4%Bush10,203
3.0%
R+65.7
R+41.2
R+66.2
12,540
R
29.2%Clinton3,468
53.7%Dole6,382
17.2%
R+24.5
R+1.3
R+33.0
11,889
R
24.2%Clinton2,709
47.4%Bush5,315
28.4%
R+23.3
D+25.2
R+28.8
11,208
R
25.1%Dukakis2,288
73.6%Bush6,702
1.3%
R+48.4
D+20.2
R+40.7
9,112
R
15.3%Mondale1,525
83.9%Reagan8,387
0.8%
R+68.7
R+13.7
R+50.4
9,995
R
18.3%Carter1,400
73.2%Reagan5,613
8.6%
R+54.9
R+21.2
R+45.2
7,669
R
32.4%Carter1,620
66.2%Ford3,306
1.4%
R+33.8
D+24.0
R+35.8
4,995
R
20.9%McGovern783
78.6%Nixon2,953
0.5%
R+57.8
R+13.1
R+34.6
3,755
R
22.0%Humphrey558
66.7%Nixon1,694
11.4%
R+44.7
R+30.1
R+44.0
2,541
R
42.7%Johnson1,196
57.3%Goldwater1,606
0.0%
R+14.6
D+14.7
R+37.2
2,802
R
35.3%Kennedy861
64.7%Nixon1,575
0.0%
R+29.3
D+9.1
R+29.5
2,436
R
30.8%Stevenson656
69.2%Eisenhower1,473
0.0%
R+38.4
D+8.0
R+23.0
2,129
R
26.7%Stevenson666
73.1%Eisenhower1,823
0.2%
R+46.4
R+29.7
R+35.6
2,494
R
41.3%Truman856
58.0%Dewey1,201
0.7%
R+16.7
D+9.1
R+21.1
2,071
R
37.1%Roosevelt894
62.9%Dewey1,514
0.0%
R+25.7
R+10.3
R+33.2
2,408
R
42.2%Roosevelt1,128
57.6%Willkie1,540
0.3%
R+15.4
R+19.5
R+25.3
2,675
D
51.5%Roosevelt1,435
47.5%Landon1,322
1.0%
D+4.1
R+15.0
R+20.2
2,784
D
58.0%Roosevelt1,728
39.0%Hoover1,161
3.1%
D+19.0
D+53.2
D+1.2
2,980
R
32.4%Smith744
66.5%Hoover1,528
1.1%
R+34.1
R+2.5
R+16.7
2,297
R
20.7%Davis443
52.4%Coolidge1,121
27.0%
R+31.7
D+3.0
R+6.5
2,141
R
32.0%Cox493
66.7%Harding1,027
1.3%
R+34.7
R+55.5
R+8.5
1,540
D
59.5%Wilson690
38.6%Hughes448
1.9%
D+20.9
R+2.8
D+17.7
1,160
D
48.8%Wilson361
25.1%Taft186
26.1%
D+23.6
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D+4.1
740
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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
10.6%1,877
88.7%15,774
17,788
2020
R
10.2%1,938
89.2%16,960
19,015
2018
R
12.5%1,628
84.4%11,020
13,051
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+85.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+76.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.8 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Gillette, WY in Gillette, WY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−146
2012
+759
2013
−305
2014
−363
2015
+601
2016
−1,097
2017
−2,905
2018
−497
2019
−268
2021
−831
2022
+312
2023
+226
2024
+171
2025
−223
Gillette anchors Campbell County, Wyoming's top coal-producing county, where energy industry cycles translate directly into voter sentiment and turnout patterns that analysts use as a bellwether for resource-extraction communities nationwide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 79.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.3 points.
A population of 47,240, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,869 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vernal, UT and Stephenville, TX.
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In 2024, Gillette, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 76.3 points (R+76.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,342 votes cast, 2,004 went Democratic and 16,006 went Republican.
When did Gillette, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gillette, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Gillette, WY, Wyoming has a population of 47,240 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Gillette, WY, Wyoming is $89,869 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Gillette, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Gillette, WY, Wyoming from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
