The State of Our Health.
What Wyoming voters say about health care.

How this survey was conducted.

This statewide survey was conducted by New Bridge Strategy, a right-leaning research firm, among a representative sample of Wyoming voters. Respondents were reached via text invitation to an online survey and through live telephone interviews on both cellphones and landlines.

Sample A (N=283) and Sample B (N=262) were each asked about half of the policy questions to allow broader issue coverage. Several key items were open-ended, with voters answering in their own words. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

Paying for health care is a very serious concern statewide.

When asked to rate a range of issues facing Wyoming, cost of health care tops the list. But voters see a broader web of connected pressures on families across the state.

Percent saying each is an extremely or very serious problem for residents of Wyoming. Full sample N=545; some items asked of half-samples.

When asked how they feel about health care, voters chose these words.

Voters were given a list of words and asked to pick one or two that best describe how they feel about the state's health care system. The weight of worry, frustration, and concern stands out against a thin layer of satisfaction.

Combined first and second choice. Respondents could select up to two words. Visual size weights toward negative sentiment to reflect the emotional load of voters' responses; actual response rates shown as percentages.

Wyoming has good providers. It just can't afford them.

Voters are overwhelmingly satisfied with the quality of care they receive. The crisis isn't competence, it's cost. A majority are dissatisfied with what they pay out of pocket.

Wyoming voters across party lines are worried about keeping their insurance.

Insurance anxiety cuts across party, income, and geography. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike describe rising premiums, narrowing coverage, and the fear of what would happen if coverage disappeared.

“I'm fine, but Wyoming isn't.”

There is a striking split in how voters perceive health care. A solid majority say the system meets their own family's needs. But when asked about their fellow Wyomingites, the picture flips.

Wyoming families are paying more, getting less, and wondering if they can stay.

The numbers behind Wyoming's health care crisis look different when viewed through the lens of family life. Young parents are stretched between rising costs, shrinking access, and a system that was not built with them in mind. More than half of parents and grandparents worry their children and grandchildren won't be able to remain in Wyoming at all.