Goshen County, Wyoming: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,6052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Franklin County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Goshen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Goshen County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +2.9% |
| 1916 | +16.8% |
| 1920 | −45.9% |
| 1924 | −28.5% |
| 1928 | −51.7% |
| 1932 | +12.9% |
| 1936 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | −18.1% |
| 1944 | −27.7% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −34.6% |
| 1956 | −14.0% |
| 1960 | −13.7% |
| 1964 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | −25.2% |
| 1972 | −40.9% |
| 1976 | −10.0% |
| 1980 | −41.4% |
| 1984 | −46.5% |
| 1988 | −24.0% |
| 1992 | −12.1% |
| 1996 | −19.3% |
| 2000 | −45.0% |
| 2004 | −44.1% |
| 2008 | −35.7% |
| 2012 | −46.8% |
| 2016 | −60.3% |
| 2020 | −58.9% |
| 2024 | −60.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,156 | 4,893 | 6,174 | ||
| R | 1,203 | 4,878 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 924 | 4,418 | 5,796 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 4,178 | 5,806 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 3,942 | 5,912 | ||
| R | 1,566 | 4,114 | 5,779 | ||
| R | 1,439 | 3,922 | 5,520 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 2,989 | 5,513 | ||
| R | 1,754 | 2,395 | 5,318 | ||
| R | 1,875 | 3,075 | 5,005 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 3,776 | 5,184 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 3,572 | 5,315 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 2,764 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 1,515 | 3,629 | 5,164 | ||
| R | 1,529 | 2,719 | 4,716 | ||
| D | 2,749 | 2,604 | 5,353 | ||
| R | 2,414 | 3,178 | 5,592 | ||
| R | 2,130 | 2,825 | 4,955 | ||
| R | 1,648 | 3,396 | 5,058 | ||
| R | 1,843 | 2,029 | 3,909 | ||
| R | 1,514 | 2,674 | 4,188 | ||
| R | 1,982 | 2,861 | 4,858 | ||
| D | 2,639 | 2,047 | 4,751 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 1,954 | 4,590 | ||
| R | 777 | 2,483 | 3,298 | ||
| R | 788 | 1,603 | 2,855 | ||
| R | 552 | 1,496 | 2,057 | ||
| D | 1,096 | 770 | 1,936 | ||
| D | 318 | 292 | 898 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
English
14.8%
Irish
13.7%
American
5.6%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.8 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
$58,929
Goshen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Goshen County$58,929
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Goshen 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Goshen County, anchored by the small city of Torrington, delivers some of the widest Republican presidential margins in a state already dominated by right-leaning voters, reflecting its sparse, agriculturally rooted population along the Nebraska border.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 12,605, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,929 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Franklin County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Goshen County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Goshen County, Wyoming voted Republican by 60.5 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,174 votes cast, 1,156 went Democratic and 4,893 went Republican.
What is Goshen County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Goshen County, Wyoming in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 5 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Goshen County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Goshen County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Goshen County, Wyoming?
Goshen County, Wyoming has a population of 12,605 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Goshen County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Goshen County, Wyoming is $58,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Goshen County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Goshen County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.