† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupLaramie, WYWyomingUnited States
German24.6%21.5%12.5%
Irish15.3%11.7%9.4%
English15.0%15.7%9.5%
American5.9%5.0%5.3%
Norwegian3.9%3.0%—
Swedish3.9%2.1%—
Italian3.7%2.8%4.8%
Scottish3.3%3.2%1.3%
Mexican6.3%8.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.8%0.6%—
Spaniard0.7%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.4%—0.5%
Peruvian0.2%——
Chinese1.2%—1.3%
Asian Indian1.1%—1.4%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Thai0.2%——
Nepalese0.2%——
African American†0.7%—9.9%
African0.2%—0.5%
Nigerian0.1%—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
Laramie, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median age
28.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
28.0%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Laramie, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$61,917
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
55.0%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Laramie, WY
Wyoming
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.6%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
4.8%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.2%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
0.3%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
0.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Laramie, WY
Wyoming
United States
Catholic
8.3%
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.3%
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
70.2%
59.7%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
7.3%
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.
Laramie, WY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−49.5%
1896
−6.3%
1900
−21.2%
1904
−36.7%
1908
−6.8%
1912
+6.0%
1916
+8.6%
1920
−20.9%
1924
−11.8%
1928
−28.8%
1932
+7.3%
1936
+34.4%
1940
+18.5%
1944
+4.2%
1948
+4.7%
1952
−19.3%
1956
−11.8%
1960
−0.9%
1964
+34.6%
1968
−3.8%
1972
−18.0%
1976
−17.8%
1980
−17.9%
1984
−22.2%
1988
−1.5%
1992
+11.9%
1996
+3.1%
2000
−19.4%
2004
−11.4%
2008
+4.1%
2012
−2.5%
2016
−4.2%
2020
+2.8%
2024
−3.1%
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
46.8%Harris8,371
50.0%Trump8,930
1.9%Oliver338 +1
R+3.1
R+5.9
R+1.7
17,877
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.0%8,930
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.8%8,371
Chase OliverLibertarian1.9%338
OtherAll other candidates1.3%238
D
48.8%Biden9,092
46.1%Trump8,579
5.1%
D+2.8
D+6.9
R+1.7
18,617
R
40.4%Clinton6,890
44.6%Trump7,602
15.1%
R+4.2
R+1.7
R+6.3
17,060
R
45.8%Obama7,458
48.3%Romney7,866
6.0%
R+2.5
R+6.6
R+6.4
16,300
D
50.5%Obama8,644
46.4%McCain7,936
3.1%
D+4.1
D+15.5
R+3.1
17,117
R
42.8%Kerry7,117
54.2%Bush9,006
3.0%
R+11.4
D+8.0
R+8.9
16,624
R
35.8%Gore5,069
55.2%Bush7,814
9.0%
R+19.4
R+22.5
R+19.9
14,151
D
45.9%Clinton6,399
42.8%Dole5,967
11.3%
D+3.1
R+8.8
R+5.4
13,936
D
44.4%Clinton5,713
32.5%Bush4,176
23.1%
D+11.9
D+13.4
D+6.4
12,867
R
48.4%Dukakis5,486
49.9%Bush5,653
1.7%
R+1.5
D+20.8
D+6.3
11,335
R
38.1%Mondale4,708
60.4%Reagan7,452
1.5%
R+22.2
R+4.4
R+4.0
12,346
R
32.7%Carter3,772
50.6%Reagan5,830
16.7%
R+17.9
±0.0
R+8.1
11,527
R
40.1%Carter4,663
57.9%Ford6,734
1.9%
R+17.8
D+0.2
R+19.9
11,622
R
40.9%McGovern4,873
58.9%Nixon7,021
0.2%
R+18.0
R+14.2
D+5.1
11,917
R
44.9%Humphrey4,079
48.7%Nixon4,422
6.4%
R+3.8
R+38.4
R+3.1
9,079
D
67.3%Johnson6,019
32.7%Goldwater2,923
0.0%
D+34.6
D+35.5
D+12.0
8,942
R
49.6%Kennedy4,282
50.4%Nixon4,356
0.0%
R+0.9
D+10.9
R+1.0
8,638
R
44.1%Stevenson3,407
55.9%Eisenhower4,315
0.0%
R+11.8
D+7.6
D+3.6
7,722
R
40.3%Stevenson3,082
59.6%Eisenhower4,560
0.1%
R+19.3
R+24.0
R+8.6
7,652
D
52.0%Truman3,141
47.3%Dewey2,858
0.8%
D+4.7
D+0.5
D+0.2
6,045
D
52.1%Roosevelt3,229
47.9%Dewey2,970
0.0%
D+4.2
R+14.4
R+3.3
6,199
D
59.1%Roosevelt4,018
40.5%Willkie2,756
0.4%
D+18.5
R+15.9
D+8.6
6,804
D
66.5%Roosevelt3,685
32.1%Landon1,777
1.4%
D+34.4
D+27.2
D+10.2
5,539
D
50.4%Roosevelt2,665
43.1%Hoover2,281
6.5%
D+7.3
D+36.1
R+10.5
5,289
R
35.3%Smith1,618
64.1%Hoover2,941
0.6%
R+28.8
R+17.0
R+11.4
4,586
R
35.9%Davis1,628
47.7%Coolidge2,164
16.4%
R+11.8
D+9.1
D+13.4
4,535
R
38.3%Cox1,145
59.2%Harding1,769
2.5%
R+20.9
R+29.5
D+5.3
2,990
D
52.5%Wilson1,571
43.8%Hughes1,313
3.7%
D+8.6
D+2.6
D+5.5
2,995
D
38.8%Wilson1,044
32.8%Taft882
28.5%
D+6.0
D+12.8
R+13.5
2,693
R
42.9%Bryan1,152
49.7%Taft1,335
7.3%
R+6.8
D+29.8
D+2.7
2,684
R
26.7%Parker706
63.4%Roosevelt1,674
9.8%
R+36.7
R+15.5
R+17.0
2,640
R
39.4%Bryan1,001
60.6%McKinley1,540
0.0%
R+21.2
R+14.9
R+13.7
2,541
R
46.3%Bryan1,073
52.7%McKinley1,220
1.0%
R+6.3
D+43.1
R+0.3
2,315
O
0.0%Cleveland0
49.5%Harrison1,100
50.5%
Weaver +1.0
—
R+51.1
2,223
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
44.0%7,745
55.3%9,737
17,596
2020
R
49.3%9,038
50.3%9,220
18,328
2018
D
52.5%7,576
44.2%6,366
14,419
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+38.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+3.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 36 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Laramie, WY in Laramie, WY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+155
2012
+89
2013
−96
2014
−163
2015
−159
2016
−443
2017
+106
2018
−148
2019
−253
2021
+659
2022
+122
2023
−362
2024
−133
2025
−234
Home to the University of Wyoming, Laramie's Albany County consistently posts slimmer Republican margins than the state at large, making it one of Wyoming's few competitive-ish urban anchors in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.1 points.
A population of 38,249, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,917 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID.
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In 2024, Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,877 votes cast, 8,371 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
When did Laramie, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Laramie, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Laramie, WY, Wyoming has a population of 38,249 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Laramie, WY, Wyoming is $61,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Laramie, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Laramie, WY, Wyoming from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
