Wyoming 16th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −47.0% |
| 2008 | −35.8% |
| 2012 | −48.5% |
| 2016 | −39.1% |
| 2020 | −39.1% |
| 2024 | −43.4% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27.0%Harris2,954 | 70.5%Trump7,700 | 2.5% | R+43.4 | R+4.4 | R+42.0 | 10,923 | |
| R | 29.0%Biden3,089 | 68.0%Trump7,256 | 3.0% | R+39.1 | ±0.0 | R+43.5 | 10,666 | |
| R | 24.6%Clinton2,168 | 63.6%Trump5,612 | 11.8% | R+39.1 | D+9.5 | R+41.2 | 8,817 | |
| R | 24.4%Obama2,141 | 72.9%Romney6,395 | 2.6% | R+48.5 | R+12.7 | R+52.4 | 8,768 | |
| R | 30.9%Obama2,567 | 66.7%McCain5,545 | 2.5% | R+35.8 | D+11.2 | R+43.1 | 8,319 | |
| R | 24.7%Kerry1,907 | 71.7%Bush5,529 | 3.5% | R+47.0 | — | R+44.5 | 7,707 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+43.4 in 2024, compared with R+35.8 in 2008. Latter-day Saints adherents were the largest religious group at 42.8% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 48.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.4 points.
A population of 18,978, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,304 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 14.
The state-senate 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 16th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/56016/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.