Wyoming State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wy-sd-005
State
Wyoming
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
553.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.87 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wyoming State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Laramie County553.91 sq mi100.0%20.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ranchettes CDP6.88 sq mi1.2%14.1%
Warren AFB CDP4.81 sq mi0.9%100.0%
South Greeley CDP1.66 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Fox Farm-College CDP1.28 sq mi0.2%42.6%
Cheyenne city0.62 sq mi0.1%1.7%

Showing all 5 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WY At-Large18,335100.0%3.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
7,005
Active Voters
7,005 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic90913.0%
Republican5,15673.6%
Unaffiliated85712.2%
Other parties831.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2019–20204,950 (70.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20183,558 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,471 (49.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,435 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20122,620 (37.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/07/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
18,142 (± 1,192)
Median Age
35.6
Median Household Income
$75,637 (± $8,501)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,69325.9%
18 to 6410,88560.0%
65 and over2,56414.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,08817.0%
White, not Hispanic12,89571.1%
Black, not Hispanic1861.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2731.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1460.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3311.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2096.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
17,820
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
13,125

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic14,94783.9%
Hispanic2,87516.1%
White13,51275.8%
Black1831.0%
Asian2291.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1490.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.1%
Two or More Races1550.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,40386.9%
Hispanic1,72613.2%
White10,58280.6%
Black1721.3%
Asian2471.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2952.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.1%
Two or More Races880.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).