- Lead
- 8,810
- Total
- 16,698
- vs nation
- R+51.3
- Turnout
- 56.4%
Sweetwater County, WY
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 56.4% of 29,796 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 8,406
- Total
- 16,603
- vs nation
- R+55.1
- Turnout
- 54.4%
- Lead
- 8,923
- Total
- 17,130
- vs nation
- R+54.2
- Turnout
- 56.0%
- Lead
- 6,654
- Total
- 16,895
- vs nation
- R+43.2
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,598
- Total
- 16,703
- vs nation
- R+34.8
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 5,445
- Total
- 16,272
- vs nation
- R+31.0
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,904
- Total
- 15,691
- vs nation
- R+25.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,497
- Total
- 15,634
- vs nation
- D+1.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 41,5422024 5-year
- Population density
- 4.0 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 10,427 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $75,0342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54.8 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52.8 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Payette County, ID · twin score 80.6
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 56.4%16,819 participants ÷ 29,796 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +13.8 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -4.3 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 42.7%–42.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,819 | 29,796 ± 399 | 56.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 12,161 | 29,892 ± 359 | 40.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 16,698 | 30,673 ± 456 | 54.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 13,116 | 30,770 ± 407 | 42.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 17,130 | 30,563 ± 400 | 56.0% | Audited | C/A | |
| 16,895 | 30,339 | 55.7% | Derived | — | |
| 16,703 | 27,412 | 60.9% | Derived | — | |
| 16,272 | 24,485 extrapolated | 66.5% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
106 precincts · 16,698 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -10-1110-11 | 426 | 1,437 | 62 | 1,925 | 22.1% | 74.6% | R+52.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -05-1005-10 | 315 | 1,011 | 43 | 1,369 | 23.0% | 73.8% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -03-703-7 | 313 | 888 | 39 | 1,240 | 25.2% | 71.6% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -10-1010-10 | 278 | 914 | 28 | 1,220 | 22.8% | 74.9% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -05-805-8 | 293 | 834 | 26 | 1,153 | 25.4% | 72.3% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -07-307-3 | 150 | 718 | 17 | 885 | 16.9% | 81.1% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -06-506-5 | 181 | 590 | 14 | 785 | 23.1% | 75.2% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -05-605-6 | 174 | 567 | 17 | 758 | 23.0% | 74.8% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -04-404-4 | 171 | 522 | 28 | 721 | 23.7% | 72.4% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -06-106-1 | 130 | 386 | 15 | 531 | 24.5% | 72.7% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -10-810-8 | 127 | 376 | 14 | 517 | 24.6% | 72.7% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -10-910-9 | 138 | 354 | 18 | 510 | 27.1% | 69.4% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -10-1310-13 | 114 | 363 | 10 | 487 | 23.4% | 74.5% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -03-603-6 | 129 | 311 | 17 | 457 | 28.2% | 68.1% | R+39.8 |
| Precinct -04-104-1 | 136 | 266 | 16 | 418 | 32.5% | 63.6% | R+31.1 |
| Precinct -04-504-5 | 87 | 286 | 8 | 381 | 22.8% | 75.1% | R+52.2 |
| Precinct -10-1210-12 | 84 | 260 | 6 | 350 | 24.0% | 74.3% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -06-306-3 | 73 | 269 | 6 | 348 | 21.0% | 77.3% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -20-220-2 | 23 | 290 | 5 | 318 | 7.2% | 91.2% | R+84.0 |
| Precinct -05-705-7 | 63 | 227 | 7 | 297 | 21.2% | 76.4% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -07-407-4 | 19 | 250 | 2 | 271 | 7.0% | 92.3% | R+85.2 |
| Precinct -09-309-3 | 33 | 231 | 1 | 265 | 12.5% | 87.2% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -05-905-9 | 59 | 178 | 4 | 241 | 24.5% | 73.9% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -04-604-6 | 53 | 165 | 5 | 223 | 23.8% | 74.0% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -12-212-2 | 40 | 164 | 3 | 207 | 19.3% | 79.2% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -04-704-7 | 36 | 136 | 3 | 175 | 20.6% | 77.7% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -19-119-1 | 16 | 113 | 3 | 132 | 12.1% | 85.6% | R+73.5 |
| Precinct -03-403-4 | 23 | 81 | 3 | 107 | 21.5% | 75.7% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -23-223-2 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 105 | 11.4% | 87.6% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -24-124-1 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 93 | 1.1% | 98.9% | R+97.8 |
| Precinct -01-201-2 | 13 | 74 | 5 | 92 | 14.1% | 80.4% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -25-225-2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 48 | 6.3% | 93.8% | R+87.5 |
| Precinct -13-213-2 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 40 | 20.0% | 80.0% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -21-121-1 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 34.5% | 65.5% | R+31.0 |
| BAIROIL Voting District56_560372501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BAIROIL Voting District56_560372501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blairtown Voting District56_560370403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blairtown Voting District56_560370403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS #1 Voting District56_560370701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS #1 Voting District56_560370701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS #2 Voting District56_560377011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS #2 Voting District56_560377011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FARSON Voting District56_560372001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FARSON Voting District56_560372001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR COURTHOUSE #1 Voting District56_560371001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR COURTHOUSE #1 Voting District56_560371001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR COURTHOUSE #2 Voting District56_560371002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR COURTHOUSE #2 Voting District56_560371002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL Voting District56_560371003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL Voting District56_560371003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH Voting District56_560371005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH Voting District56_560371005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR RECREATION CENTER Voting District56_560371004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR RECREATION CENTER Voting District56_560371004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR TRUMAN SCHOOL Voting District56_560371006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GR TRUMAN SCHOOL Voting District56_560371006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Granger Voting District56_560370101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Granger Voting District56_560370101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JAMESTOWN K-MOTIVE #1 Voting District56_560370901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JAMESTOWN K-MOTIVE #1 Voting District56_560370901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JAMESTOWN K-MOTIVE #2 Voting District56_560370902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JAMESTOWN K-MOTIVE #2 Voting District56_560370902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| McKinnon Voting District56_560372401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| McKinnon Voting District56_560372401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Point of Rocks Voting District56_560372101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Point of Rocks Voting District56_560372101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RELIANCE FIRE STATION/WEST Voting District56_560371202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RELIANCE FIRE STATION/WEST Voting District56_560371202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RELIANCE LIBRARY/EAST Voting District56_560371201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RELIANCE LIBRARY/EAST Voting District56_560371201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rock Springs The bluffs Voting District56_560370603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rock Springs The bluffs Voting District56_560370603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Voting District56_560370404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Voting District56_560370404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Downtown Voting District56_560370304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Downtown Voting District56_560370304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS EAST JR HIGH Voting District56_560370301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS EAST JR HIGH Voting District56_560370301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Edgar Street Voting District56_560370302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Edgar Street Voting District56_560370302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS FIRE STATION #1 Voting District56_560370501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS FIRE STATION #1 Voting District56_560370501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Foothill North #1 Voting District56_560370503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Foothill North #1 Voting District56_560370503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Foothill South Voting District56_560370502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Foothill South Voting District56_560370502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Gookin Voting District56_560370402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Gookin Voting District56_560370402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS KC HALL #1 Voting District56_560370602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS KC HALL #1 Voting District56_560370602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS North Belt Route Voting District56_560370601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS North Belt Route Voting District56_560370601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Prairie Voting District56_560370303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Prairie Voting District56_560370303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS SOUTH SIDE PARISH CENTER Voting District56_560370401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS SOUTH SIDE PARISH CENTER Voting District56_560370401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS WHITE MTN LIBRARY #2 Voting District56_560370505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS WHITE MTN LIBRARY #2 Voting District56_560370505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Wyoming Street Voting District56_560370305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| RS Wyoming Street Voting District56_560370305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Superior Voting District56_560371901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Superior Voting District56_560371901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WAMSUTTER Voting District56_560372301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WAMSUTTER Voting District56_560372301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WASHAM Voting District56_560371301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WASHAM Voting District56_560371301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Sweetwater County, WY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
77.0%
6,232 votes · D+54.8
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 75.4%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
75.1%
12,541 votes · R+52.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 73.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
7,088votes
45.3% of the vote · D+9.6
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · 6,720 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
12,541votes
75.1% of the vote · R+52.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,229 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1940
+36.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+46.2 · U.S. D+9.9
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · +35.8 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+55.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.6 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +54.2 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Sweetwater County, WY. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 2 state senate and 2 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 21.6%3,196 | 78.4%11,588 | 14,784 |
| 2020 | R | 24.9%3,680 | 75.1%11,097 | 14,777 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.4 points more Democratic than the rolls.
16,569 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−167 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −5,580 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $57,187 in average income, against $85,235 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+27.7 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Sweetwater County, WY itself (R+52.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Salt Lake County, UT45D+10.2
- Uinta County, WY45R+62.9
- Natrona County, WY25R+48.2
- Laramie County, WY22R+32.1
- Albany County, WY20R+3.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Natrona County, WY46
- Salt Lake County, UT45
- Uinta County, WY36
- Albany County, WY33
- Laramie County, WY32
- Clark County, NV24
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +65 |
| 2012 | +702 |
| 2013 | −279 |
| 2014 | −547 |
| 2015 | −648 |
| 2016 | −830 |
| 2017 | −1,058 |
| 2018 | −831 |
| 2019 | −750 |
| 2021 | −631 |
| 2022 | −313 |
| 2023 | −169 |
| 2024 | −124 |
| 2025 | −167 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.8 points.
A population of 41,542, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,034 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Payette County and Elko County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/56037/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.