Wyoming has libertarian-leaning Republicans and Democrats already serving in important offices, such as US Senator Michael Enzi and State Senator Keith Goodenough.
Low highway safety regulations. Click here for more information.
High interstate speed limits (75 mph)
Less restrictive fireworks regulations. Click here for more information.
Highly individualistic society with a reputation for defending state's rights. Wyoming has even bucked both Montana and Idaho over issues related to Yellowstone. Wyoming is constantly bickering with the federal government over land usage, endangered species protection, etc.
Known as the "Equality State," Wyoming was the first government in the world to grant women the right to vote, and was the first state to allow women to serve on juries and hold public office.
Wyoming is the only FSP candidate state with both a balanced budget and a reserve fund ($1.8 billion). Wyoming has made headlines across the nation for being a low-tax state with a fiscally-prudent government. This means that there will be little pressure to raise taxes in Wyoming. In fact, the legislature is currently considering lowering Wyoming's 4% sales tax.
Wyoming has the second fewest unionized workers, and is a right-to-work state. Unions are going to be less powerful in Wyoming, and no one can be forced to join a union to hold a job.
Wyoming has the third fewest government employees to oppose cuts in services and government down-sizing.
Wyoming's only state-wide newspaper, the Casper Star-Tribune, prints more small-government and liberty-friendly articles and letters than any other statewide newspaper in our candidate states. Click here for a sampling.
Wyoming is located far from the elite Leftist media and political influences that have done the cause of liberty so much harm in this country. They believe Wyoming to be unimportant, and are unlikely to oppose most of what we do there.
Bloomberg's Wealth Manager Magazine has ranked Wyoming has "America's Wealth-Friendliest State."
Wyoming was ranked the third most "small business friendly state" in America by the 2002 Small Business Survival Index.
Wyoming ranks second of all ten candidate states on the FSP's "economic freedom" and general "livability" rankings. Click here to see the rankings.
Wyoming has the second lowest gasoline taxes (behind Alaska) at: $0.13.
Wyoming has very low housing costs (outside of the Jackson Hole area).
Wyoming provides greater access to urban areas and their amenities than any other western candidate state (Denver - 90 minutes from Cheyenne; Fort Collins - 45 minutes from Cheyenne; Salt Lake City - 90 minutes from western Wyoming).
Wyoming is a large and beautiful state, full of famous landmarks and friendly people. Check out our homepage for a list of links to other pages where you can find out more about what Wyoming has to offer outside of the realm of politics.