Editing Albany County, Wyoming (section)

==Politics==
While Wyoming as a whole tends to be solidly Republican, Albany County is a swing county. It is one of only thirteen counties to have voted for [[Barack Obama]] in [[2008 United States presidential election in Wyoming|2008]], [[Mitt Romney]] in [[2012 United States presidential election in Wyoming|2012]], [[Donald Trump]] in [[2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming|2016]], and [[Joe Biden]] in [[2020 United States presidential election in Wyoming|2020]].{{efn|The other twelve are [[Butte County, California]]; [[Teton County, Idaho]]; [[Kent County, Maryland]]; [[Kendall County, Illinois]]; [[McLean County, Illinois]]; [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana]]; [[Kent County, Michigan]]; [[Leelanau County, Michigan]]; [[Carroll County, New Hampshire]]; [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]]; [[Marion County, Oregon]]; and [[Grand County, Utah]].}} It is also a national bellwether, only failing to back the nationwide winner on four occasions in its history ([[1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming|1892]], [[1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming|1960]], [[1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming|1976]], and 2012).

Since the 1990s, Albany County has been one of the few competitive counties in heavily Republican Wyoming.  Laramie, home of the University of Wyoming, is solidly Democratic, while the Laramie suburbs and the county's rural precincts are equally solidly Republican. Laramie accounts for roughly half of the county's population, with the Laramie suburbs and the rural precincts of the county forming the other approximate half. Thus, [[swing voters]] typically determine the county's winner.

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{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,814|5,069|1,268|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,967|6,399|1,570|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,176|5,713|2,978|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,653|5,486|196|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,452|4,708|186|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,830|3,772|1,925|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|6,734|4,663|225|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,021|4,873|23|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,422|4,079|578|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,923|6,019|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,356|4,282|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,315|3,407|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,560|3,082|10|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,858|3,141|46|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,970|3,229|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,756|4,018|30|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,777|3,685|77|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,281|2,665|343|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,941|1,618|27|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,164|743|1,628|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,769|1,145|76|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,313|1,571|111|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|882|1,044|767|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,335|1,152|197|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,674|706|260|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,540|1,001|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,220|1,073|22|Wyoming}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,100|0|1,123|Wyoming}}