Wyoming 40th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −60.3% |
| 2008 | −53.3% |
| 2012 | −59.6% |
| 2016 | −62.8% |
| 2020 | −59.5% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17.6%Harris1,020 | 80.1%Trump4,645 | 2.4% | R+62.5 | R+3.0 | R+61.0 | 5,802 | |
| R | 19.0%Biden1,114 | 78.4%Trump4,602 | 2.6% | R+59.5 | D+3.3 | R+63.9 | 5,867 | |
| R | 15.2%Clinton795 | 78.0%Trump4,073 | 6.8% | R+62.8 | R+3.1 | R+64.9 | 5,223 | |
| R | 18.5%Obama931 | 78.1%Romney3,932 | 3.4% | R+59.6 | R+6.3 | R+63.5 | 5,033 | |
| R | 21.9%Obama1,128 | 75.2%McCain3,878 | 3.0% | R+53.3 | D+7.0 | R+60.6 | 5,159 | |
| R | 18.6%Kerry894 | 78.9%Bush3,795 | 2.5% | R+60.3 | — | R+57.9 | 4,809 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 62 points, this sparsely populated district reflects the heavily Republican voting patterns common to Wyoming's rural interior, where Republican candidates routinely run without meaningful general-election competition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.5 points.
A population of 9,886, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,354 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 34 and State House District 51.
The state-house districts 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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Wyoming 40th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/56040/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.