

In the most recent 2016 election, 67.4% of voters voted for the Republican candidate Donald Trump, a 46% advantage over the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. Wyoming has voted Republican in every Presidential election since 1952, except for the 1964 election. Wyoming’s strong Conservative lean is attributed to its large rural, white, and Evangelical populations. Wyoming has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of +25. Wyoming is the most Republican state in the U.S. Following behind is Oklahoma, then Utah taking third place. By using this data, you can quickly determine which states are more Republican or more Democratic.īased on the latest CPVI data, Wyoming is the most Republican state in the nation. Results of the CPVI are broken down by congressional district and by state. CPVIs is calculated by taking a look at the average Democratic or Republican share of the last two presidential elections compared to the national average. For more detail regarding the methodology, see. The Census Bureau uses births, deaths, administrative records and survey data to develop estimates of population. The Census Bureau develops state population estimates by measuring population change since the most recent census. The 10 States with the Largest Numeric Increase from Jto July 1, 2014 ĭuring 2015, the Census Bureau will release estimates of the 2014 population of counties, cities and towns, and metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as well as national, state and county population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin.

The downloadable file also includes total population and the percentage of people 18 and older. The Census Bureau also released today estimates of the number of people 18 and older in the U.S., states and Puerto Rico.


Local governments use estimates to locate services, and estimates are used by the private sector to locate businesses. These statistics use administrative data to estimate population change between census years, using the decennial census count as a starting point. The Census Bureau produces population estimates each year, allowing the public to gauge the growth and demographic composition of the nation, states and communities. On July 1, 2014, Puerto Rico had an estimated population of 3.5 million, a decline of 47,000, or 1.3 percent, from one year earlier. In addition to the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the new statistics also include estimates for Puerto Rico. The United States as a whole saw its population increase by 2.4 million to 318.9 million, or 0.75 percent. Each of the 10 fastest-growing states was in the South or West with the exception of North Dakota. Its population increased 2.2 percent, followed by the 1.7 percent growth in Nevada and Texas. North Dakota was the nation's fastest-growing state over the last year. Although the list of the 10 most populous states overall was unchanged, two other states did change positions, as North Carolina moved past Michigan to take the ninth spot.Īnother milestone took place in Georgia (ranked 8th), which saw its population surpass 10 million for the first time. California remained the nation's most populous state in 2014, with 38.8 million residents, followed by Texas, at 27.0 million.
