Platte County, Wyoming: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,6122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,7182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McDonald County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Platte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Platte 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 | +16.1% |
| 1916 | +21.4% |
| 1920 | −33.2% |
| 1924 | −14.7% |
| 1928 | −39.1% |
| 1932 | +12.8% |
| 1936 | +5.4% |
| 1940 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | −7.0% |
| 1948 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −10.4% |
| 1960 | −6.4% |
| 1964 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −40.8% |
| 1976 | −7.3% |
| 1980 | −23.5% |
| 1984 | −38.4% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.7% |
| 1996 | −11.9% |
| 2000 | −38.3% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −35.0% |
| 2012 | −42.2% |
| 2016 | −60.0% |
| 2020 | −61.1% |
| 2024 | −64.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 780 | 3,874 | 4,765 | ||
| R | 890 | 3,898 | 4,923 | ||
| R | 719 | 3,437 | 4,529 | ||
| R | 1,223 | 3,136 | 4,531 | ||
| R | 1,407 | 3,002 | 4,560 | ||
| R | 1,328 | 3,149 | 4,574 | ||
| R | 1,249 | 2,925 | 4,373 | ||
| R | 1,631 | 2,155 | 4,408 | ||
| R | 1,398 | 1,668 | 4,051 | ||
| R | 1,482 | 2,253 | 3,808 | ||
| R | 1,232 | 2,813 | 4,120 | ||
| R | 1,555 | 2,642 | 4,618 | ||
| R | 1,593 | 1,844 | 3,450 | ||
| R | 925 | 2,200 | 3,127 | ||
| R | 1,035 | 1,613 | 2,967 | ||
| D | 1,890 | 1,470 | 3,360 | ||
| R | 1,558 | 1,771 | 3,329 | ||
| R | 1,499 | 1,848 | 3,347 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 2,148 | 3,524 | ||
| D | 1,465 | 1,366 | 2,853 | ||
| R | 1,544 | 1,776 | 3,320 | ||
| D | 1,849 | 1,758 | 3,622 | ||
| D | 1,730 | 1,546 | 3,406 | ||
| D | 1,893 | 1,430 | 3,624 | ||
| R | 932 | 2,206 | 3,256 | ||
| R | 972 | 1,383 | 2,791 | ||
| R | 694 | 1,405 | 2,139 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 806 | 2,197 | ||
| D | 785 | 500 | 1,765 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.2%
English
16.3%
Irish
10.1%
American
5.8%
French
3.3%
Italian
3.1%
Polish
2.8%
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: 47.0 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
$67,718
Platte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Platte County$67,718
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Platte 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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 182.2%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Platte County delivered an R+64.9 margin in the 2024 presidential race, reflecting the deep rural conservatism typical of Wyoming's ranching and agricultural heartland. Its small population of under 9,000 makes it a reliable bellwether for the state's eastern plains.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A median household income of $67,718, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,612 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McDonald County and Martin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Platte County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Platte County, Wyoming voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,765 votes cast, 780 went Democratic and 3,874 went Republican.
What is Platte County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Platte County, Wyoming in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 Platte County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Platte County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Platte County, Wyoming?
Platte County, Wyoming has a population of 8,612 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Platte County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Platte County, Wyoming is $67,718 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Platte County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Platte County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.