Lincoln County, Wyoming: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,4862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,3302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Minidoka County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lincoln CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lincoln 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 | −11.9% |
| 1916 | +24.1% |
| 1920 | −26.6% |
| 1924 | −15.1% |
| 1928 | −13.5% |
| 1932 | +15.0% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | +23.3% |
| 1944 | +13.0% |
| 1948 | +5.2% |
| 1952 | −15.2% |
| 1956 | −18.3% |
| 1960 | −1.6% |
| 1964 | +11.3% |
| 1968 | −22.0% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | −22.5% |
| 1980 | −50.0% |
| 1984 | −57.6% |
| 1988 | −33.6% |
| 1992 | −20.2% |
| 1996 | −30.0% |
| 2000 | −61.8% |
| 2004 | −63.9% |
| 2008 | −54.4% |
| 2012 | −68.0% |
| 2016 | −63.9% |
| 2020 | −68.2% |
| 2024 | −67.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,623 | 8,957 | 10,840 | ||
| R | 1,509 | 8,643 | 10,468 | ||
| R | 1,105 | 6,779 | 8,875 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 7,144 | 8,618 | ||
| R | 1,823 | 6,485 | 8,568 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 6,423 | 7,914 | ||
| R | 1,184 | 5,415 | 6,845 | ||
| R | 1,803 | 3,764 | 6,536 | ||
| R | 1,430 | 2,595 | 5,757 | ||
| R | 1,592 | 3,237 | 4,897 | ||
| R | 1,021 | 3,854 | 4,921 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 3,412 | 4,694 | ||
| R | 1,555 | 2,464 | 4,044 | ||
| R | 969 | 2,459 | 3,666 | ||
| R | 1,246 | 2,030 | 3,561 | ||
| D | 2,273 | 1,811 | 4,084 | ||
| R | 1,948 | 2,010 | 3,958 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 2,264 | 3,827 | ||
| R | 1,709 | 2,321 | 4,030 | ||
| D | 1,925 | 1,730 | 3,738 | ||
| D | 2,140 | 1,649 | 3,789 | ||
| D | 2,839 | 1,765 | 4,605 | ||
| D | 2,747 | 1,376 | 4,160 | ||
| D | 2,275 | 1,673 | 4,006 | ||
| R | 1,687 | 2,217 | 3,919 | ||
| R | 1,025 | 1,493 | 3,094 | ||
| R | 1,154 | 2,043 | 3,346 | ||
| D | 2,378 | 1,426 | 3,956 | ||
| R | 1,028 | 1,430 | 3,378 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
27.9%
German
16.4%
Irish
11.0%
Scottish
5.4%
Italian
4.5%
American
2.9%
French
1.0%
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: 42.7 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
$89,330
Lincoln County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Lincoln County$89,330
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Lincoln County ranks in the top 10% 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
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)6.4%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lincoln County's 2024 presidential margin of R+67.7 places it among the most one-sided counties in the state, reflecting a rural, resource-economy electorate that has voted heavily Republican in every recent federal contest.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2020. The 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 20,486, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,330 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Minidoka County and Caribou County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lincoln County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln County, Wyoming voted Republican by 67.7 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,840 votes cast, 1,623 went Democratic and 8,957 went Republican.
What is Lincoln County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Lincoln 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 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lincoln County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lincoln County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lincoln County, Wyoming?
Lincoln County, Wyoming has a population of 20,486 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Lincoln County, Wyoming is $89,330 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Lincoln County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lincoln County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.