Wyoming's oil-patch hub where energy employment shapes the ballot
Riverton anchors Fremont County, one of Wyoming's most politically lopsided counties, where the Wind River Indian Reservation creates a distinct Democratic enclave within an otherwise heavily Republican region.
| Group | Riverton, WY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 71.4% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(8) | 19.6% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 6.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.5% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.7% | 31.6% | — | — | |
| 11.2% | 30.1% | — | — | |
| 10.9% | 29.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 9.8% | 26.5% | — | — |
| 3.3% | 8.8% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 62.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Riverton, WY metro area? 153,452 residents across 4 counties.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 10pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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+36.9 | R+42.1 | 5.2pp |