The only drama in Wyoming over the presidential race Tuesday night was not whether former President Donald Trump would win Wyoming, but by how much?
Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in Wyoming by 46 percentage points with 100% of counties reported. In 2020, Trump won Wyoming by 43 percentage points and in 2016 he won by 47 points.
Trump received 74% of the vote in Wyoming, while Harris got 25%.
It’s the largest margin for Trump in the nation.
For the third election in a row, Wyoming voted for Trump by the largest margin in the country, as the Cowboy State also gave him resounding support in 2016 and 2020.
As of the publication of this story, Trump received 169,760 votes while, Harris had 56,312.
Scene At The Polls
Cowboy State Daily talked to a few voters outside the polls at Storey Gym in central Cheyenne on Tuesday night.
Cheyenne resident Casey Carl voted for Trump because of his support for Wyoming’s energy industry. Wyoming makes nearly half its revenue from minerals.
“We’re definitely more energy heavy here,” Carl said.
Robin Coppinger, whose brother is running for Cheyenne mayor, said she voted for Harris.
“I don’t trust Trump,” Coppinger said.
Coppinger, however, voted for at least one Republican for the Legislature, casting her vote for Republican House candidate Gary Brown for House District 41.
Nate Moore, a self-described Independent voter, didn’t want to reveal his choice for president. Moore said he votes for candidates from both Republican and Democratic parties and believes it’s always important to vote, no matter what a person’s political leanings may be.
Mike Smith said even though Trump’s victory in Wyoming was never in doubt, he sensed that many people still found it important to let their voices be heard in the race. As of 11:30 p.m., there were only 1,267 undervotes in the presidential races, which represents the total number of people who cast a ballot but didn’t vote for president.
Just as concerning for Smith as the presidential race were the local races for school board in Laramie County School District No. 1. Smith said he generally supported school board candidates who were more focused on supporting teachers and school funding than fighting “culture war” issues.
“I want them to let teachers do their job and focus on teaching students,” he said.
GOP Grabs The Senate
The Republicans also took over control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night.
Sen. John Barrasso mentioned on Cowboy State Daily’s live election roundtable how he traveled around the country with Trump and Vice President candidate J.D. Vance in support of Trump’s campaign this fall.
Barrasso said Trump’s level of energy along the campaign was “astonishing,” doing numerous events each day that they were together, from early in the morning to the wee hours of the night.
On the state legislative level, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus clinched a majority in the Wyoming House, with around 35 members politically aligned with the group or outright members set to take office.
For the first time since 2014, the Democrats gained a seat in the Legislature, with Fort Washakie resident Ivan Posey beating Rep. Sarah Penn, R-Fort Washakie, in House District 33.
