2028 forecast · Wyoming · Democratic primary

Wyoming Democratic primary

Projected shares and votes from county primary electorates built from our national dataset, simulated on the calendar with momentum and dropouts.

HarrisFavorite, wins 59% of runs
55.8%Harris's projected share
17,051Projected primary votes
4Calendar window: votes fourth, after mid March

Candidates

4,000 primary runs
CandidateShareVotesWinFull field
Harris55.8%9,50659%5.9%
Buttigieg11.2%1,90115%18.4%
Newsom10.6%1,80613%10.2%
Ocasio-Cortez5.8%9827%8.6%
Ossoff5.1%8686%5.0%
Kelly0.4%751%8.5%
Shapiro0.2%34<1%6.3%

Share and votes average the simulated races, including dropouts before Wyoming votes. Full field is the share if every candidate were still running. Undecided and minor candidates hold about 11%.

County leaders

deeper shade, bigger share
Harris

Who votes in this primary

our national dataset, placed in Wyoming
Progressive41%
Institutional16%
Working class and union15%
Democratic leaning independents12%
Civil rights coalition6%
Moderate independents3%

Black 1.7%, Hispanic 4.5%, Asian and other 2.5%, under 30 11.1%, 65 and up 35.7%, college graduates 42.5%, women 54.8%.

Turnout

projected 2028 votes

The last open Democratic contest, in 2020, cast 15,391 votes in a caucus. 2028 is modeled as a caucus, blending that count with the participation model and growing it for 2028: 17,051 votes.

Every county

largest first
CountyVotesLeaderShareSecondShare
Laramie County3,172Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Natrona County2,114Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Albany County1,515Harris54.5%Buttigieg11.8%
Teton County1,291Harris54.3%Buttigieg12.1%
Fremont County1,161Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Sweetwater County1,014Harris56.4%Buttigieg10.7%
Sheridan County1,011Harris55.9%Buttigieg11.1%
Park County959Harris55.5%Buttigieg11.4%
Campbell County868Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Lincoln County557Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Uinta County489Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Carbon County378Harris56.3%Buttigieg10.8%
Goshen County342Harris56.1%Buttigieg10.9%
Converse County334Harris56.1%Buttigieg10.9%
Big Horn County283Harris56.3%Buttigieg10.9%
Sublette County277Harris55.7%Buttigieg11.2%
Johnson County265Harris55.8%Buttigieg11.2%
Platte County250Harris56.6%Buttigieg10.6%
Washakie County209Harris56.1%Buttigieg11.0%
Crook County198Harris56.1%Buttigieg11.0%
Weston County163Harris56.5%Buttigieg10.7%
Hot Springs County144Harris56.0%Buttigieg11.0%
Niobrara County57Harris57.4%Newsom10.3%