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Wisconsin

One in six people in Wisconsin who took the quiz scored libertarian, fewer than the country. One in 85 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Wisconsin, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

15.9%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions6,727 people with a Wisconsin ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±0.9 points
1.2%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 38,491 of 3.3 million votes
26of 50
on the state score47.6 of 100 from five published parts

How Wisconsin scores

47.6 of 100, rank 26 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 28 of 50, 202345weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 14 of 50, 202373weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade A, 2025100weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 15.9% of 6,727, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states1weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 1.17% in 2020, ranked against the other states52weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for Wisconsin, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where Wisconsin lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian15.9%
Moderate48.6%
Progressive22.5%
Conservative8.0%
Authoritarian5.1%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is Wisconsin

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank13 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank14Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank28Cato, 2023
Education freedom rank29Heritage, 2025
Civil forfeiture gradeAInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workYesNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025
CannabisIllegalNCSL, 2025

What Wisconsin changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for Wisconsin yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in Wisconsin

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in Wisconsin, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Wisconsin Institute for Law & LibertyWisconsin law firm and think tank that litigates on speech, school choice and regulation.Milwaukee, WI
Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National
Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National
Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National
Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in Wisconsin

Count Wisconsin

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.