† 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
GroupRiverton, WYWyomingUnited States
German19.5%21.5%12.5%
English12.4%15.7%9.5%
Irish10.3%11.7%9.4%
American3.8%5.0%5.3%
Scottish2.7%3.2%1.3%
Norwegian2.5%3.0%—
Swedish2.4%2.1%—
French2.2%—1.6%
White Mountain Apache0.9%——
Navajo0.4%——
Oglala Sioux0.2%——
Mexican5.6%8.0%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.6%—
Spaniard0.4%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
Riverton, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median age
39.7
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
Riverton, WY
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$64,904
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.5%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Riverton, WY
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
Riverton, WY
Wyoming
United States
Catholic
11.8%
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.3%
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.6%
59.7%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
9.9%
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.
Riverton, WY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−54.5%
1896
−1.1%
1900
−26.1%
1904
−27.9%
1908
−20.7%
1912
+7.4%
1916
+10.6%
1920
−37.0%
1924
−18.1%
1928
−21.9%
1932
+20.9%
1936
+12.5%
1940
−17.7%
1944
−18.9%
1948
−5.3%
1952
−46.1%
1956
−31.1%
1960
−14.9%
1964
+10.9%
1968
−24.7%
1972
−38.6%
1976
−19.5%
1980
−43.1%
1984
−42.3%
1988
−20.6%
1992
−4.5%
1996
−14.0%
2000
−41.4%
2004
−35.6%
2008
−28.8%
2012
−33.9%
2016
−40.9%
2020
−35.8%
2024
−36.9%
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
30.0%Harris5,179
66.9%Trump11,552
1.9%Oliver329 +1
R+36.9
R+1.1
R+35.5
17,256
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.9%11,552
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.0%5,179
Chase OliverLibertarian1.9%329
OtherAll other candidates1.1%196
R
30.5%Biden5,519
66.3%Trump12,007
3.2%
R+35.8
D+5.1
R+40.3
18,111
R
24.7%Clinton4,200
65.6%Trump11,167
9.7%
R+40.9
R+7.0
R+43.0
17,023
R
31.5%Obama5,333
65.4%Romney11,075
3.1%
R+33.9
R+5.1
R+37.8
16,939
R
34.2%Obama6,016
63.0%McCain11,083
2.8%
R+28.8
D+6.8
R+36.1
17,592
R
31.2%Kerry5,338
66.9%Bush11,429
1.9%
R+35.6
D+5.7
R+33.2
17,096
R
27.0%Gore4,172
68.4%Bush10,560
4.6%
R+41.4
R+27.3
R+41.9
15,444
R
36.2%Clinton5,445
50.3%Dole7,554
13.5%
R+14.0
R+9.6
R+22.6
15,024
R
34.3%Clinton4,765
38.8%Bush5,387
26.9%
R+4.5
D+16.2
R+10.0
13,896
R
38.9%Dukakis5,020
59.6%Bush7,681
1.5%
R+20.6
D+21.6
R+12.9
12,889
R
28.4%Mondale3,969
70.6%Reagan9,885
1.0%
R+42.3
D+0.8
R+24.0
13,999
R
24.7%Carter3,307
67.7%Reagan9,077
7.6%
R+43.1
R+23.5
R+33.3
13,403
R
40.0%Carter4,423
59.5%Ford6,584
0.5%
R+19.5
D+19.1
R+21.6
11,063
R
30.5%McGovern3,248
69.1%Nixon7,359
0.4%
R+38.6
R+13.9
R+15.5
10,647
R
32.9%Humphrey3,093
57.6%Nixon5,417
9.4%
R+24.7
R+35.6
R+24.0
9,398
D
55.4%Johnson5,985
44.6%Goldwater4,809
0.0%
D+10.9
D+25.8
R+11.7
10,794
R
42.5%Kennedy4,248
57.5%Nixon5,738
0.0%
R+14.9
D+16.2
R+15.1
9,986
R
34.5%Stevenson2,569
65.5%Eisenhower4,887
0.0%
R+31.1
D+15.0
R+15.7
7,456
R
26.8%Stevenson2,161
72.9%Eisenhower5,881
0.3%
R+46.1
R+40.9
R+35.4
8,063
R
47.2%Truman3,019
52.5%Dewey3,357
0.4%
R+5.3
D+13.6
R+9.8
6,400
R
40.5%Roosevelt2,177
59.5%Dewey3,193
0.0%
R+18.9
R+1.2
R+26.4
5,370
R
41.0%Roosevelt2,644
58.7%Willkie3,788
0.3%
R+17.7
R+30.3
R+27.7
6,453
D
55.1%Roosevelt3,050
42.6%Landon2,357
2.3%
D+12.5
R+8.4
R+11.7
5,533
D
59.7%Roosevelt2,612
38.8%Hoover1,696
1.5%
D+20.9
D+42.8
D+3.2
4,374
R
38.8%Smith1,449
60.6%Hoover2,267
0.6%
R+21.9
R+3.8
R+4.4
3,738
R
33.7%Davis1,292
51.7%Coolidge1,986
14.6%
R+18.1
D+18.9
D+7.1
3,839
R
30.6%Cox994
67.6%Harding2,194
1.8%
R+37.0
R+47.6
R+10.8
3,245
D
53.9%Wilson1,752
43.3%Hughes1,407
2.8%
D+10.6
D+3.2
D+7.5
3,251
D
40.4%Wilson993
33.0%Taft811
26.5%
D+7.4
D+28.1
R+12.1
2,455
R
38.0%Bryan1,190
58.7%Taft1,838
3.2%
R+20.7
D+7.2
R+11.2
3,129
R
35.2%Parker563
63.1%Roosevelt1,009
1.8%
R+27.9
R+1.8
R+8.2
1,600
R
37.0%Bryan539
63.0%McKinley919
0.0%
R+26.1
R+24.9
R+18.5
1,458
R
49.2%Bryan523
50.3%McKinley535
0.6%
R+1.1
D+53.3
D+4.9
1,064
R
0.0%Cleveland0
54.5%Harrison648
45.5%
R+54.5
—
R+56.1
1,190
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
28.6%4,823
70.7%11,930
16,870
2020
R
30.4%5,385
69.4%12,314
17,735
2018
R
32.9%4,734
64.3%9,262
14,395
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+64.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+36.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 28 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Riverton, WY in Riverton, WY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+95
2012
+288
2013
−222
2014
−572
2015
−481
2016
−118
2017
−508
2018
−330
2019
−316
2021
+321
2022
+269
2023
+366
2024
+29
2025
−72
Riverton anchors Fremont County, one of Wyoming's most politically lopsided counties, where the Wind River Indian Reservation creates a distinct Democratic enclave within an otherwise heavily Republican region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.9 points.
A population of 39,533, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,904 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sheridan, WY and La Grande, OR.
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In 2024, Riverton, WY, Wyoming voted Republican by 36.9 points (R+36.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,256 votes cast, 5,179 went Democratic and 11,552 went Republican.
When did Riverton, WY, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Riverton, WY, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Riverton, WY, Wyoming has a population of 39,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Median household income in Riverton, WY, Wyoming is $64,904 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Riverton, WY, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Riverton, WY, Wyoming from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
