† 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
GroupBuffaloWyomingUnited States
German21.8%21.5%12.5%
English18.1%15.7%9.5%
Irish11.1%11.7%9.4%
American5.7%5.0%5.3%
Swedish3.7%2.1%—
Norwegian3.1%3.0%—
Italian2.4%2.8%4.8%
French2.3%—1.6%
Mexican1.4%8.0%11.3%
Spanish0.4%0.6%—
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Rosebud Sioux0.5%——
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
Buffalo
Wyoming
United States
Median age
48
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Buffalo
Wyoming
United States
Median household income
$62,629
$76,176
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.9%
30.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Buffalo
Wyoming
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
4.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Buffalo
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.
Buffalo, Wyoming
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−59.4%
2008
−49.8%
2012
−60.4%
2016
−56.6%
2020
−50.8%
2024
−52.7%
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
22.2%Harris520
75.0%Trump1,754
2.8%
R+52.7
R+2.0
R+51.3
2,340
R
23.1%Biden542
73.9%Trump1,731
2.9%
R+50.8
D+5.8
R+55.2
2,342
R
17.8%Clinton383
74.4%Trump1,600
7.8%
R+56.6
D+3.8
R+58.7
2,151
R
17.7%Obama398
78.0%Romney1,759
4.3%
R+60.4
R+10.6
R+64.2
2,254
R
23.9%Obama540
73.7%McCain1,662
2.4%
R+49.8
D+9.7
R+57.0
2,255
R
20.1%Kerry411
79.5%Bush1,629
0.4%
R+59.4
—
R+57.0
2,049
Buffalo sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.7 points.
A population of 4,572, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,629 describe the city.
In 2024, Buffalo, Wyoming voted Republican by 52.7 points (R+52.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,340 votes cast, 520 went Democratic and 1,754 went Republican.
How many people live in Buffalo, Wyoming?
Buffalo, Wyoming has a population of 4,572 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Buffalo, Wyoming?
Median household income in Buffalo, Wyoming is $62,629 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Buffalo, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Buffalo, Wyoming from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.