Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 4.0Wamsutter spent more per resident in 2022 than 78% of similar cities
Wamsutter’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $5,500 per resident. Water and other utilities ($89,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wamsutter is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,835 per resident in 2022: more than 78% of them
Wamsutter’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,835 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,356, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,787. Wamsutter spent more than 78% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($46,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wamsutter itself left out).
About $5,500 per resident a year, or $15.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 28% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Wamsutter reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,835 · 2023: $5,500. Per resident it went from $1,835 to $5,500 (up 200%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 467 to 200.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Wamsutter
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 29 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (200).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Sweetwater County School District 1
Wamsutter’s K–12 school district, shared with Rock Springs, Superior. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,229 per pupil, $11,907 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Wamsutter’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wamsutter alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sweetwater County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%12,541 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.3%3,731 votesOthers: 2.6% (426 votes).
Most votes in Sweetwater County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Wamsutter lies in Sweetwater County. Every 2024 race in Sweetwater County is on the county’s page.
Sweetwater County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Wamsutter.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Wyoming HouseState representatives
- 3Wyoming SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wyoming
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Wamsutter’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wamsutter’s government
How much does Wamsutter spend per resident?
About $5,500 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,835 was more than 78% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Wamsutter’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wamsutter yet.
How did Wamsutter vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wamsutter alone. Sweetwater County, where 100% of Wamsutter lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 22.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wamsutter?
7 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,883 (about $406,596 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wamsutter in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Larry Hicks) and State House District 47 (Bob Davis). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →