Sweetwater County, Wyoming: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,5422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harrison County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sweetwater CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sweetwater County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −47.0% |
| 1896 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | −19.6% |
| 1904 | −48.9% |
| 1908 | −29.8% |
| 1912 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | +7.1% |
| 1920 | −16.4% |
| 1924 | +2.0% |
| 1928 | +8.0% |
| 1932 | +37.1% |
| 1936 | +54.8% |
| 1940 | +46.2% |
| 1944 | +36.2% |
| 1948 | +32.3% |
| 1952 | +23.9% |
| 1956 | +17.2% |
| 1960 | +35.9% |
| 1964 | +50.9% |
| 1968 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | −16.4% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −0.4% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | −24.9% |
| 2004 | −33.5% |
| 2008 | −27.5% |
| 2012 | −39.4% |
| 2016 | −52.1% |
| 2020 | −50.6% |
| 2024 | −52.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,731 | 12,541 | 16,698 | ||
| R | 3,823 | 12,229 | 16,603 | ||
| R | 3,231 | 12,154 | 17,130 | ||
| R | 4,774 | 11,428 | 16,895 | ||
| R | 5,762 | 10,360 | 16,703 | ||
| R | 5,208 | 10,653 | 16,272 | ||
| R | 5,521 | 9,425 | 15,691 | ||
| D | 7,088 | 5,591 | 15,634 | ||
| D | 6,417 | 4,476 | 14,910 | ||
| R | 6,720 | 6,780 | 13,705 | ||
| R | 5,230 | 8,308 | 13,712 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 6,265 | 12,067 | ||
| D | 5,575 | 4,937 | 10,574 | ||
| R | 3,713 | 5,175 | 8,915 | ||
| D | 4,086 | 2,726 | 7,449 | ||
| D | 5,969 | 1,944 | 7,913 | ||
| D | 5,398 | 2,545 | 7,943 | ||
| D | 4,747 | 3,355 | 8,102 | ||
| D | 5,807 | 3,567 | 9,374 | ||
| D | 5,146 | 2,538 | 8,085 | ||
| D | 5,599 | 2,623 | 8,222 | ||
| D | 6,637 | 2,439 | 9,094 | ||
| D | 6,232 | 1,797 | 8,097 | ||
| D | 4,637 | 2,043 | 6,983 | ||
| D | 2,974 | 2,528 | 5,599 | ||
| D | 2,219 | 2,119 | 5,026 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 1,744 | 3,221 | ||
| D | 1,496 | 1,287 | 2,939 | ||
| D | 916 | 888 | 2,483 | ||
| R | 637 | 1,299 | 2,221 | ||
| R | 464 | 1,473 | 2,064 | ||
| R | 740 | 1,101 | 1,841 | ||
| D | 996 | 754 | 1,787 | ||
| O | 0 | 674 | 1,433 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.6%
German
12.8%
Irish
8.6%
American
5.1%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.3%
African American
1.1%
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: 37.9 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
$75,034
Sweetwater County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Sweetwater County$75,034
Wyoming$76,176
United States$80,734
Sweetwater County ranks in the top 25% 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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
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 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sweetwater County sits atop some of the world's largest trona deposits and significant natural gas reserves, drawing a workforce whose economic priorities consistently produce some of Wyoming's most lopsided federal election margins.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A median household income of $75,034, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,542 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harrison County and Limestone County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sweetwater County, Wyoming vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sweetwater County, Wyoming voted Republican by 52.8 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,698 votes cast, 3,731 went Democratic and 12,541 went Republican.
What is Sweetwater County, Wyoming's political typology?
Akashic places Sweetwater 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sweetwater County, Wyoming last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sweetwater County, Wyoming voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sweetwater County, Wyoming?
Sweetwater County, Wyoming has a population of 41,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sweetwater County, Wyoming?
Median household income in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is $75,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wyoming state median is $76,176.
What is the political history of Sweetwater County, Wyoming?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sweetwater County, Wyoming from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.