Albany County, Wyoming: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,2492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lewis and Clark County, MT · similarity 0.90
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Albany CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Albany County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,371 | 8,930 | 17,877 | ||
| D | 9,092 | 8,579 | 18,617 | ||
| R | 6,890 | 7,602 | 17,060 | ||
| R | 7,458 | 7,866 | 16,300 | ||
| D | 8,644 | 7,936 | 17,117 | ||
| R | 7,117 | 9,006 | 16,624 | ||
| R | 5,069 | 7,814 | 14,151 | ||
| D | 6,399 | 5,967 | 13,936 | ||
| D | 5,713 | 4,176 | 12,867 | ||
| R | 5,486 | 5,653 | 11,335 | ||
| R | 4,708 | 7,452 | 12,346 | ||
| R | 3,772 | 5,830 | 11,527 | ||
| R | 4,663 | 6,734 | 11,622 | ||
| R | 4,873 | 7,021 | 11,917 | ||
| R | 4,079 | 4,422 | 9,079 | ||
| D | 6,019 | 2,923 | 8,942 | ||
| R | 4,282 | 4,356 | 8,638 | ||
| R | 3,407 | 4,315 | 7,722 | ||
| R | 3,082 | 4,560 | 7,652 | ||
| D | 3,141 | 2,858 | 6,045 | ||
| D | 3,229 | 2,970 | 6,199 | ||
| D | 4,018 | 2,756 | 6,804 | ||
| D | 3,685 | 1,777 | 5,539 | ||
| D | 2,665 | 2,281 | 5,289 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 2,941 | 4,586 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 2,164 | 4,535 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 1,769 | 2,990 | ||
| D | 1,571 | 1,313 | 2,995 | ||
| D | 1,044 | 882 | 2,693 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 1,335 | 2,684 | ||
| R | 706 | 1,674 | 2,640 | ||
| R | 1,001 | 1,540 | 2,541 | ||
| R | 1,073 | 1,220 | 2,315 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,100 | 2,223 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
15.0%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.3%
Polish
2.4%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 28.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,917
Albany County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany County$61,917
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Albany County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)23.3%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Albany County anchors Wyoming's most competitive presidential terrain, driven by the University of Wyoming's student and faculty population in Laramie. In 2024 it went Republican by just 3.1 points, a sharp contrast to the state's typical double-digit margins.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-five points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-nine points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,917, and a 21% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewis and Clark County and Brewster County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albany County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany County, Wyoming voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,877 votes cast, 8,371 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
What is Albany County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Albany County, Wyoming in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Albany County, Wyoming?
Albany County, 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 Albany County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Albany County, Wyoming is $61,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Albany County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.