Johnson County, Wyoming: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,6862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,8712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Park County, WY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Johnson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Johnson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −34.3% |
| 1896 | +24.3% |
| 1900 | −2.9% |
| 1904 | −22.3% |
| 1908 | −11.8% |
| 1912 | +0.1% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −42.5% |
| 1928 | −39.4% |
| 1932 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | −13.6% |
| 1940 | −30.2% |
| 1944 | −29.3% |
| 1948 | −32.7% |
| 1952 | −56.9% |
| 1956 | −52.2% |
| 1960 | −38.7% |
| 1964 | −31.6% |
| 1968 | −56.9% |
| 1972 | −66.7% |
| 1976 | −43.4% |
| 1980 | −52.6% |
| 1984 | −64.1% |
| 1988 | −48.1% |
| 1992 | −30.5% |
| 1996 | −38.0% |
| 2000 | −65.7% |
| 2004 | −64.0% |
| 2008 | −55.7% |
| 2012 | −61.4% |
| 2016 | −64.3% |
| 2020 | −60.7% |
| 2024 | −63.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 847 | 3,936 | 4,898 | ||
| R | 897 | 3,881 | 4,914 | ||
| R | 638 | 3,477 | 4,417 | ||
| R | 749 | 3,363 | 4,259 | ||
| R | 908 | 3,334 | 4,354 | ||
| R | 676 | 3,231 | 3,991 | ||
| R | 555 | 2,886 | 3,550 | ||
| R | 815 | 2,071 | 3,309 | ||
| R | 656 | 1,614 | 3,146 | ||
| R | 707 | 2,081 | 2,858 | ||
| R | 558 | 2,634 | 3,241 | ||
| R | 635 | 2,291 | 3,148 | ||
| R | 797 | 2,042 | 2,866 | ||
| R | 436 | 2,203 | 2,650 | ||
| R | 398 | 1,737 | 2,352 | ||
| R | 852 | 1,640 | 2,492 | ||
| R | 798 | 1,806 | 2,604 | ||
| R | 578 | 1,842 | 2,420 | ||
| R | 543 | 1,980 | 2,524 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,351 | 2,045 | ||
| R | 756 | 1,384 | 2,140 | ||
| R | 781 | 1,460 | 2,247 | ||
| R | 949 | 1,266 | 2,333 | ||
| D | 1,171 | 1,101 | 2,340 | ||
| R | 590 | 1,369 | 1,977 | ||
| R | 293 | 1,097 | 1,891 | ||
| R | 525 | 1,202 | 1,733 | ||
| R | 812 | 814 | 1,656 | ||
| D | 524 | 522 | 1,396 | ||
| R | 614 | 781 | 1,410 | ||
| R | 459 | 725 | 1,192 | ||
| R | 440 | 466 | 906 | ||
| D | 467 | 284 | 753 | ||
| O | 0 | 309 | 901 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.9%
English
17.4%
Irish
10.7%
American
5.5%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 47.3 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
$64,871
Johnson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Johnson County$64,871
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Johnson 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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 7,000 residents spread across the Powder River basin and Big Horn foothills, Johnson County delivers lopsided Republican margins that rank among the widest in a state already dominated by that party's voters.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A population of 8,686, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,871 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Park County and Bandera County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Johnson County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnson County, Wyoming voted Republican by 63.1 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,898 votes cast, 847 went Democratic and 3,936 went Republican.
What is Johnson County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Johnson County, Wyoming in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Johnson County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnson County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Johnson County, Wyoming?
Johnson County, Wyoming has a population of 8,686 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnson County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Johnson County, Wyoming is $64,871 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Johnson County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.