Park County, Wyoming: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,4492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sublette County, WY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Park CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Park County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | −41.7% |
| 1924 | −29.2% |
| 1928 | −34.1% |
| 1932 | +11.8% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −6.5% |
| 1948 | −3.8% |
| 1952 | −41.6% |
| 1956 | −38.3% |
| 1960 | −28.7% |
| 1964 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | −39.6% |
| 1972 | −50.0% |
| 1976 | −37.5% |
| 1980 | −53.5% |
| 1984 | −59.7% |
| 1988 | −43.7% |
| 1992 | −21.8% |
| 1996 | −34.6% |
| 2000 | −58.1% |
| 2004 | −55.6% |
| 2008 | −47.3% |
| 2012 | −56.9% |
| 2016 | −56.8% |
| 2020 | −56.2% |
| 2024 | −58.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,259 | 13,084 | 16,743 | ||
| R | 3,410 | 12,813 | 16,717 | ||
| R | 2,535 | 11,115 | 15,095 | ||
| R | 2,927 | 11,234 | 14,608 | ||
| R | 3,757 | 10,839 | 14,985 | ||
| R | 3,007 | 10,917 | 14,231 | ||
| R | 2,424 | 9,884 | 12,836 | ||
| R | 3,240 | 7,430 | 12,098 | ||
| R | 2,771 | 5,218 | 11,209 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 6,884 | 9,702 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 7,994 | 10,095 | ||
| R | 1,718 | 6,435 | 8,811 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 5,878 | 8,602 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 5,890 | 7,875 | ||
| R | 1,852 | 4,677 | 7,134 | ||
| D | 3,745 | 3,698 | 7,443 | ||
| R | 2,496 | 4,510 | 7,006 | ||
| R | 1,960 | 4,397 | 6,357 | ||
| R | 2,084 | 5,067 | 7,175 | ||
| R | 2,461 | 2,655 | 5,145 | ||
| R | 2,257 | 2,571 | 4,828 | ||
| D | 2,747 | 2,512 | 5,282 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 1,618 | 4,315 | ||
| D | 2,043 | 1,600 | 3,757 | ||
| R | 1,062 | 2,175 | 3,260 | ||
| R | 760 | 1,607 | 2,897 | ||
| R | 666 | 1,630 | 2,311 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 1,092 | 2,329 | ||
| D | 672 | 534 | 1,792 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.6%
English
17.7%
Irish
11.8%
American
7.1%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
3.1%
French
1.8%
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: 44.9 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
$73,035
Park County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Park County$73,035
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Park 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
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Park County's economy revolves around tourism and agriculture in the Bighorn Basin, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+50 in each of the last several cycles, making it among the most reliably one-sided counties in the Mountain West.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 30,449, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,035 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sublette County and Johnson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Park County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Park County, Wyoming voted Republican by 58.7 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,743 votes cast, 3,259 went Democratic and 13,084 went Republican.
What is Park County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Park 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 6 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Park County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Park County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Park County, Wyoming?
Park County, Wyoming has a population of 30,449 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Park County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Park County, Wyoming is $73,035 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Park County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Park County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.