Wyoming State Profile
Election Schedule
Republican County Conventions:2016-3-12
Democratic Caucuses:2016-4-9
State Primary:2016-8-16
Election Vitals
Governor:Matt Mead (R) unable to seek re-election 2018 due to term limits
Senator:Mike Enzi (R) re-election 2020
Senator:John Barrasso (R) re-election 2018
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 39.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 59.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 28.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 62.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 28.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 70.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 38.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 60.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 34.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 39.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 36.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 49.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 27.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 67.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 29.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 69.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 32.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 65.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2012 | 28.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Mitt Romney in 2012 | 69.2% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Michael Enzi | Republican | 114,116 | 54.1% |
| Kathy Karpan | Democratic | 89,103 | 42.2% |
| W. David Herbert | Libertarian | 5,289 | 2.5% |
| Lloyd Marsden | Natural law | 2,569 | 1.2% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kathy Karpan | Democratic | 32,419 | 86.1% |
| Mickey Kalinay | Democratic | 5,245 | 13.9% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Michael Enzi | Republican | 27,056 | 32.5% |
| John Barrasso | Republican | 24,918 | 29.9% |
| Curt Meier | Republican | 14,739 | 17.7% |
| Nimi McConigley | Republican | 6,005 | 7.2% |
| Kevin Meenan | Republican | 6,000 | 7.2% |
| Kathleen Jachowski | Republican | 2,269 | 2.7% |
| Brian Coen | Republican | 943 | 1.1% |
| Cleveland Holloway | Republican | 874 | 1.0% |
| George Hanrahan | Republican | 524 | 0.6% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Geringer | Republican | 97,235 | 55.6% |
| John Vinich | Democratic | 70,754 | 40.5% |
| Dave Dawson | Libertarian | 6,899 | 3.9% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Vinich | Democratic | 18,054 | 53.9% |
| Keith Goodenough | Democratic | 9,033 | 27.0% |
| Phil Roberts | Democratic | 6,415 | 19.1% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Geringer | Republican | 56,015 | 66.5% |
| Bill Taliaferro | Republican | 28,164 | 33.5% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Thomas | Republican | 157,622 | 73.8% |
| Mel Logan | Democratic | 47,087 | 22.0% |
| Margaret Dawson | Libertarian | 8,950 | 4.2% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Logan | Democratic | 16,530 | 64.6% |
| Sheldon Sumey | Democratic | 9,062 | 35.4% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | 92,662 | 50.0% |
| Eli Bebout | Republican | 88,873 | 47.9% |
| Dave Dawson | Libertarian | 3,924 | 2.1% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | 19,732 | 53.6% |
| Paul Hickey | Democratic | 13,793 | 37.5% |
| Toby Simpson | Democratic | 1,918 | 5.2% |
| Kenneth Casner | Democratic | 1,356 | 3.7% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Eli Bebout | Republican | 44,417 | 49.0% |
| Ray Hunkins | Republican | 25,363 | 28.0% |
| Bill Sniffin | Republican | 13,633 | 15.0% |
| Steve Watt | Republican | 5,724 | 6.3% |
| John Self | Republican | 1,548 | 1.7% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Michael Enzi | Republican | 133,710 | 73.0% |
| Joyce Corcoran | Democratic | 49,570 | 27.0% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Michael Enzi | Republican | 78,612 | 85.9% |
| Crosby Allen | Republican | 12,931 | 14.1% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | 135,516 | 70.0% |
| Ray Hunkins | Republican | 58,100 | 30.0% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | 26,550 | 89.7% |
| Al Hamburg | Democratic | 3,062 | 10.3% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ray Hunkins | Republican | 51,803 | 74.6% |
| John Self | Republican | 17,598 | 25.4% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Thomas | Republican | 135,174 | 70.1% |
| Dale Groutage | Democratic | 57,671 | 29.9% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dale Groutage | Democratic | 24,924 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Thomas | Republican | 78,211 | 100.0% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Enzi | Republican | 189,046 | 75.7% |
| Chris Rothfuss | Democratic | 60,631 | 24.3% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Chris Rothfuss | Democratic | 14,221 | 62.4% |
| Al Hamburg | Democratic | 8,578 | 37.6% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Enzi | Republican | 69,195 | 100.0% |
| 2008 Senate Special Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Nick Carter | Democratic | 12,316 | 50.7% |
| Keith Goodenough | Democratic | 11,984 | 49.3% |
| 2008 Senate Special Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Barrasso | Republican | 68,194 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Mead | Republican | 123,780 | 71.8% |
| Leslie Petersen | Democratic | 43,240 | 25.1% |
| Mike Wheeler | Libertarian | 5,362 | 3.1% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Leslie Petersen | Democratic | 10,785 | 48.0% |
| Pete Gosar | Democratic | 8,409 | 37.4% |
| Chris Zachary | Democratic | 1,139 | 5.1% |
| Al Hamburg | Democratic | 1,092 | 4.9% |
| Rex Wilde | Democratic | 1,042 | 4.6% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Mead | Republican | 30,308 | 28.7% |
| Rita Meyer | Republican | 29,605 | 28.0% |
| Ron Micheli | Republican | 27,630 | 26.2% |
| Colin Simpson | Republican | 16,722 | 15.8% |
| Alan Kousoulos | Republican | 566 | 0.5% |
| Tom Ubben | Republican | 432 | 0.4% |
| John Self | Republican | 295 | 0.3% |
| 2012 Senate | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Barrasso | Republican | 185,250 | 75.8% |
| Tim Chesnut | Democratic | 53,019 | 21.7% |
| Joel Otto | Wy country | 6,176 | 2.5% |
| 2014 Governor | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Mead | Republican | 99,700 | 62.6% |
| Pete Gosar | Democratic | 45,752 | 28.7% |
| Don Wills | Independent | 9,895 | 6.2% |
| Dee Cozzens | Libertarian | 4,040 | 2.5% |
| 2014 Governor | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Pete Gosar | Democratic | 15,289 | 100.0% |
| 2014 Governor | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Mead | Republican | 53,673 | 55.0% |
| Taylor Haynes | Republican | 31,532 | 32.3% |
| Cindy Hill | Republican | 12,464 | 12.8% |
| 2014 Senate | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Enzi | Republican | 121,554 | 72.4% |
| Charlie Hardy | Democratic | 29,377 | 17.5% |
| Curt Gottshall | Independent | 13,311 | 7.9% |
| Joseph Porambo | Libertarian | 3,677 | 2.2% |
| 2014 Senate | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charlie Hardy | Democratic | 7,200 | 48.4% |
| Rex Wilde | Democratic | 3,012 | 20.3% |
| Al Hamburg | Democratic | 2,988 | 20.1% |
| William Bryk | Democratic | 1,670 | 11.2% |
| 2014 Senate | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Enzi | Republican | 77,965 | 82.1% |
| Bryan Miller | Republican | 9,330 | 9.8% |
| James Gregory | Republican | 3,740 | 3.9% |
| Thomas Bleming | Republican | 2,504 | 2.6% |
| Arthur Clifton | Republican | 1,403 | 1.5% |
State Demographics
| Population | 576,412 |
| Percentage White | 90.9% |
| Percentage Black | 1.0% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.0% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 3.1% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.9% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 9.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 84.6% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 0.9% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 0.4% |
| Median Household Income | $54,901 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 43.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2011 | 12.6% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2009 | 11.2% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 22.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 70.5% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.2% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.0% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 50.1% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 24.7% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 31.6% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 21.1% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 12.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2015-10 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | 0.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 51.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 19.6% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.0% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
