† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAftonWyomingUnited States
English28.5%15.7%9.5%
German16.7%21.5%12.5%
Irish11.2%11.7%9.4%
Scottish5.5%3.2%1.3%
Italian4.6%2.8%4.8%
Swedish3.7%2.1%—
Danish3.4%——
American3.0%5.0%5.3%
Mexican5.4%8.0%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Spanish0.4%0.6%—
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Colombian0.3%—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
Afton
Wyoming
United States
Median age
31.9
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
12.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Afton
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$63,586
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.2%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Afton
Wyoming
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.4%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
4.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Afton
Wyoming
United States
Catholic
—
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Afton, Wyoming
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−79.9%
2008
−68.6%
2012
−67.5%
2016
−68.1%
2020
−76.3%
2024
−73.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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
11.2%Harris118
85.0%Trump898
3.8%
R+73.9
D+2.4
R+72.4
1,056
R
9.8%Biden102
86.1%Trump894
4.0%
R+76.3
R+8.2
R+80.8
1,038
R
7.5%Clinton66
75.6%Trump664
16.9%
R+68.1
R+0.6
R+70.2
878
R
14.8%Obama143
82.3%Romney795
2.9%
R+67.5
D+1.1
R+71.3
966
R
13.9%Obama128
82.5%McCain758
3.6%
R+68.6
D+11.4
R+75.8
919
R
9.4%Kerry84
89.3%Bush801
1.3%
R+79.9
—
R+77.5
897
Afton sits at roughly 6,200 feet in Lincoln County, one of Wyoming's most reliably one-sided counties in statewide races, where agricultural economy and tight-knit LDS community ties shape voter participation patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 79.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.9 points.
A population of 2,908, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,586 describe the city.
In 2024, Afton, Wyoming voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+73.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,056 votes cast, 118 went Democratic and 898 went Republican.
How many people live in Afton, Wyoming?
Afton, Wyoming has a population of 2,908 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Afton, Wyoming?
Median household income in Afton, Wyoming is $63,586 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Afton, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Afton, Wyoming from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
