Cynthia Lummis
State of Wyoming
Wyoming Senate Intelligence
Lummis leaves behind one of the safest Republican seats in the country: Wyoming is R+50, with Democrats stuck at 24.8%, so the real fight is always inside the GOP. Her brand has matched the state’s politics—hard-right, anti-regulatory, and intensely protective of energy, grazing, and federal lands prerogatives. The constituency is small, old-West, and highly rooted: 71.8% homeownership and a 9.0% veteran share reinforce a politics of self-reliance, property rights, and suspicion of Washington, even as public-lands and infrastructure decisions have outsized economic consequences.
Her retirement opens a succession contest defined less by electability than by which faction of Wyoming Republicans wins the primary: establishment resource conservatives, Freedom Caucus-style populists, or a Trump-aligned culture warrior. On Banking, Commerce, and EPW, Lummis gave industry a pragmatic ideological ally; her exit could produce a louder but less transactional successor. For advocates, this remains a primary-state campaign: local validators, county-level conservative networks, and messages framed around federal overreach, permitting, and Wyoming-first economics will matter far more than bipartisan polish.
Economic & Demographic Snapshot
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.
Wyoming State Demographics
Median Age 39.1 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 71.8% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 30.6% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 6.8% (vs 12.4%) · Income $76,176 (vs $37,585)
Age Distribution
Near the national median age (39.1 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 30–39 at 13.6%.
Race & Ethnicity
White residents are the largest group at 84.5%. Also significant: Hispanic (10.7%).
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.
Education
30.6% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average.
Income Distribution
Median household income is $76,176, well above the $37,585 national median.
Housing
Homeownership at 71.8% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $992. Median home value is $309,700.
How People Get to Work
Car-dependent: 74.8% drive alone to work. Average commute is 18.8 minutes.
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