We believe everyday Wyomingites should have a say in the decisions that shape our lives.
Through civic education, leadership development and collective action, we coach folks on how to speak up, get involved, and work together to improve our communities.
It’s up to us to build a better Wyoming.
How We Build a Better Wyoming
Civic Education
We teach folks how the issues that impact their lives are connected to politics and government, and how to engage in the processes that shape them.
Collective Action
We organize people to take action together to publicly demonstrate power and let decisionmakers know where the people of Wyoming stand.
Leadership Development
We train everyday people with the skills and knowledge to organize their own communities.
Commit to Vote!
Wyoming’s primary election turnout is very low. In the 2024 primaries, just 27 percent of eligible Wyoming voters cast a ballot. That means a small minority chooses the officials who make major decisions that affect all of us.
We need more everyday Wyomingites LIKE YOU to vote in the elections where you can have a real voice.
Commit to Vote!
Wyoming’s primary election turnout is very low. In the 2024 primaries, just 27 percent of eligible Wyoming voters cast a ballot. That means a small minority chooses the officials who make major decisions that affect all of us.
We need more everyday Wyomingites LIKE YOU to vote in the elections where you can have a real voice.
2026 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign
Check out Better Wyoming’s 2026 Grassroots Accountability Reports, which track how your own local legislators voted during the budget session on important issues impacting healthcare, education, community funding and more.
Learn whether their votes represent your values on issues that impact your community.
2026 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign
Check out Better Wyoming’s 2026 Grassroots Accountability Reports, which track how your own local legislators voted during the budget session on important issues impacting healthcare, education, community funding and more.
Learn whether their votes represent your values on issues that impact your community.
The Grassroots Institute
The Grassroots Institute
What We’re Up To
Make your voting plan
Better Wyoming wants YOU to vote in both elections, all the way “down the ballot” in local races. Making a vote plan helps ensure that voting isn’t a task you forget until it’s too late.
Take our Survey!
We’re launching a new survey to learn about what YOU want to see in your Wyoming community, the obstacles you and your family face, and how we can work together to advocate for improvements
Raise your hand if you’ll vote to protect public education
Your state legislators have a significant impact on public education. Voting for trustees and legislators that value public education is important…not just for schools, but for your community’s freedom.
Reporting and Commentary
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Bryce Reece vs. Jim Anderson (30 votes)
In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our first post, we look at the 2024 contest between Senator Jim Anderson of Casper and his challenger, Bryce Reece, which was decided by just 30 votes but tilted control of the Wyoming Senate
Statewide Accountability Report: Post-Session 2026
During the Wyoming Legislature’s 2026 budget session, lawmakers approved a two-year state budget that omits nearly all of the cuts proposed by the Freedom Caucus.
Statewide Accountability Report: Mid Session 2026
The first two weeks of the 2026 budget session saw lawmakers using the rule requiring a two-thirds vote to introduce any non-budget bill to defeat dozens of proposals, including bills to restrict elections, defund K-12 public education, and radically reshape Wyoming’s tax system.