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Wyoming

One in six people in Wyoming who took the quiz scored libertarian, fewer than the country. One in 48 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Wyoming, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

16.8%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions636 people with a Wyoming ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±2.9 points
2.1%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 5,768 of 0.3 million votes
30of 50
on the state score45.3 of 100 from five published parts

How Wyoming scores

45.3 of 100, rank 30 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 48 of 50, 20234weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 9 of 50, 202384weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade D, 202525weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 16.8% of 636, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states32weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 2.08% in 2020, ranked against the other states85weight 15

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

Where Wyoming lands

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

Libertarian16.8%
Moderate48.7%
Progressive16.0%
Conservative10.1%
Authoritarian8.3%

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 Wyoming

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

Overall freedom rank16 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank9Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank48Cato, 2023
Education freedom ranknot ranked
Civil forfeiture gradeDInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workYesNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryConstitutionalUSCCA, 2025
CannabisIllegalNCSL, 2025

What Wyoming 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 Wyoming yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in Wyoming

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

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 Wyoming

Count Wyoming

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