Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Wright runs its own hospital
Wright’s town government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,461 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($2,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Wright is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,461 per resident a year, or $4.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
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$1,243 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Wright’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,243 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 $1,378, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Wright spent less than 64% of 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; Wright itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Wright 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: $1,243 · 2024: $1,461. Per resident it went from $1,243 to $1,461 (up 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,758 to 1,640.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 6 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,298 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% of the home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wright’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Wright’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wright →
Who’s in charge in Wright
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wright’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on wrightwyoming.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 234 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,640).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Campbell County School District 1
Wright’s K–12 school district, shared with Gillette. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,528 per pupil, $10,449 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.
Wright’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wright alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Campbell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.3%16,006 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.9%2,004 votesOthers: 1.8% (332 votes).
Most votes in Campbell County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Wright lies in Campbell County. Every 2024 race in Campbell County is on the county’s page.
Campbell 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 Wright.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: wrightwyoming.com ↗
- 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 Wright’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wright’s government
How much does Wright spend per resident?
About $1,461 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Wright also runs a hospital ($2,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,243 was less than 64% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wright?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,298 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wrightwyoming.com.
Who runs Wright’s government?
See wrightwyoming.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wright yet.
How did Wright vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wright alone. Campbell County, where 100% of Wright lies, voted Trump 87.3%, Harris 10.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wright?
7 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $44,984 (about $539,808 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wright in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Eric Barlow) and State House District 3 (Abby Angelos). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wright’s government
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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 →