Wyoming's only metro, where energy-sector employment shapes the electorate
Cheyenne anchors Laramie County, the state's most populous, where federal government jobs at F.E. Warren Air Force Base sit alongside a oil-and-gas workforce that has driven consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide races.
| Group | Cheyenne, WY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 13.2% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 2.7% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.1% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +16.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.4% | 45.0% | — | — | |
| 7.6% | 23.8% | — | — | |
| 5.5% | 17.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.7% | 14.7% | — | — |
| 3.3% | 10.4% | — | — | |
| 0.9% | 2.8% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 68.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Cheyenne, WY metro area? 366,018 residents across 4 counties.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+32.1 | R+38.4 | 6.3pp |