United States presidential elections in Wyoming

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Presidential elections in Wyoming
Wyoming in United States.svg
Number of elections34
Voted Democratic8
Voted Republican26
Voted other0
Voted for winning candidate24
Voted for losing candidate10

Since becoming a state on July 10, 1890, [1] Wyoming has been involved in 34 presidential elections in the United States, consistently holding 3 electoral votes. Wyoming granted women the right to vote in 1869, prior to joining the Union, and was the first place in America to do so. This was a significant milestone for women's suffrage and paved the way for other states to follow suit. [2] As a state with a strong Republican tradition, Wyoming tends to favor the Republican Party in presidential elections. It has consistently voted for Republican candidates in recent decades and is considered a reliably red state. When Wyoming participated in its first presidential election in 1892, Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison won the state with 50.52% of the vote. Harrison's Democratic opponent, Grover Cleveland, who went on to win the election, did not even appear on the ballot in Wyoming. [3] [4] [5]

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Since the 1892 presidential election, the Democratic Party has rarely carried Wyoming in presidential elections. The Democrats' best showing in the state was in the 1936 presidential election, when President Franklin Roosevelt won a decisive victory nationwide. [6] [7] The last time the Democratic Party won Wyoming in a presidential election was in 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson won a landslide victory across the country. [8]

While much of Wyoming is a stronghold for the Republican Party, Teton County is an exception. In presidential elections since 1988, the county has only supported a Republican candidate once, in 2000, and is considered to be the most Democratic-leaning county in the state. [9]

Presidential elections

Key for parties
   American Independent Party – (AI)
   Democratic Party – (D)
   Farmer-Labor Party – (FL)
   Green Party – (G)
   Independent candidate – (I)
   Libertarian Party – (LI)
   People's Party – (PO)
   Progressive Party (1912) – (PR-1912)
   Progressive Party (1924) – (PR-1924)
   Progressive Party (1948) – (PR-1948)
   Prohibition Party – (PRO)
   Reform Party – (RE)
   Republican Party – (R)
   Socialist Party of America – (S)
   Social Democratic Party of America – (SD)
   Union Party – (U)
Note– A double dagger (‡) indicates the national winner.
Presidential elections in Utah from 1896 to present
YearWinnerRunner-upThird-place candidateEVRefs.
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%
Benjamin Harrison (R)8,454 James B. Weaver (PO)7,722 John Bidwell (PRO)5303
William Jennings Bryan (D)10,861 William McKinley (R)‡10,072 Joshua Levering (PRO)1593
William McKinley (R)‡14,482 William Jennings Bryan (D)10,164 Eugene V. Debs (SD)213
Theodore Roosevelt (R)‡20,489 Alton B. Parker (D)8,930 Eugene V. Debs (S)9873
William Howard Taft (R)‡20,846 William Jennings Bryan (D)14,918 Eugene V. Debs (S)1,7153
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡15,310 William Howard Taft (R)14,560 Theodore Roosevelt (PR-1912)9,2323
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡28,316 Charles Evans Hughes (R)21,698 Allan Benson (S)1,4533
Warren G. Harding (R)‡35,091 James M. Cox (D)17,429 Parley P. Christensen (FL)2,1803
Calvin Coolidge (R)‡41,858 Robert M. La Follette (PR-1924)25,174 John W. Davis (D)12,8683
Herbert Hoover (R)‡52,748 Al Smith (D)29,299 Norman Thomas (S)7883
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡54,370 Herbert Hoover (R)39,583 Norman Thomas (S)2,8293
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡62,624 Alf Landon (R)38,739 William Lemke (U)1,6533
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡59,287 Wendell Willkie (R)52,633 Roger W. Babson (U)1723
Thomas E. Dewey (R)51,921 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡49,419
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3
Harry S. Truman (D)‡52,354 Thomas E. Dewey (R)47,947 Henry A. Wallace (PR-1948)9313
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡81,049 Adlai Stevenson II (D)47,934 Stuart Hamblen (PRO)1943
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡74,573 Adlai Stevenson II (D)49,554
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3
Richard Nixon (R)77,451 John F. Kennedy (D)‡63,331
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3
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)‡80,718 Barry Goldwater (R)61,998
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3
Richard Nixon (R)‡70,927 Hubert Humphrey (D)45,173 George Wallace (AI)11,1053
Richard Nixon (R)‡100,464 George McGovern (D)44,358 John G. Schmitz (Write-in)7483
Gerald Ford (R)92,717 Jimmy Carter (D)‡62,239 Eugene McCarthy (Write-in)6243
Ronald Reagan (R)‡110,700 Jimmy Carter (D)49,427 John B. Anderson (I)12,0723
Ronald Reagan (R)‡133,241 Walter Mondale (D)53,370 David Bergland (LI)2,3573
George H. W. Bush (R)‡106,867 Michael Dukakis (D)67,113 Ron Paul (LI)2,0263
George H. W. Bush (R)79,347 Bill Clinton (D)‡68,160 Ross Perot (I)51,2633
Bob Dole (R)105,388 Bill Clinton (D)‡77,934 Ross Perot (RE)25,9283
George W. Bush [c] (R)‡147,947 Al Gore (D)60,481 Ralph Nader (G)4,6253
George W. Bush [c] (R)‡167,629 John Kerry (D)70,776 Ralph Nader (RE)2,7413
John McCain (R)164,958 Barack Obama (D)‡82,868 Ralph Nader (I)2,5253
Mitt Romney (R)170,962 Barack Obama (D)‡69,286 Gary Johnson (LI)5,3263
Donald Trump (R)‡174,419 Hillary Clinton (D)55,973 Gary Johnson (LI)13,2873
Donald Trump (R)193,559 Joe Biden (D)‡73,491 Jo Jorgensen (LI)5,7683
Donald Trump (R)‡192,633 Kamala Harris (D)69,527 Chase Oliver (LI)4,1933

Notes

  1. ↑ National winner Grover Cleveland was not on the ballot.
  2. ↑ The American Socialist Party 's candidate Eugene Debs received 2,760 votes (
  3. 1 2 Wyoming was the home state of vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney.

References

  1. ↑ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Timeline and Map of Woman Suffrage Legislation". Mapping American Social Movements Project. University of Washington . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 772.
  4. 1 2 Burnham 1955, p. 257.
  5. 1 2 Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 101.
  6. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 783.
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  13. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 102.
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  15. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 774.
  16. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 103.
  17. ↑ Leip, David. "1904 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 775.
  19. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 104.
  20. ↑ Leip, David. "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  21. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 776.
  22. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 105.
  23. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 777.
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  25. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 106.
  26. ↑ Leip, David. "1916 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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  28. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 107.
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  31. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 108.
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  34. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 109.
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  37. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 110.
  38. ↑ Leip, David. "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  39. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 782.
  40. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 111.
  41. ↑ Leip, David. "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  42. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 112.
  43. ↑ Leip, David. "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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  45. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 113.
  46. ↑ Leip, David. "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  47. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 785.
  48. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 114.
  49. ↑ Leip, David. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  50. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 786.
  51. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 115.
  52. ↑ Leip, David. "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  53. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 787.
  54. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 116.
  55. ↑ Leip, David. "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  56. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 788.
  57. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 117.
  58. ↑ Leip, David. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  59. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 789.
  60. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 118.
  61. ↑ Leip, David. "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Wyoming". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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  63. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 119.
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  66. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 120.
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  69. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 121.
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  74. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 794.
  75. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 123.
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  77. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 795.
  78. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 124.
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  81. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 125.
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