Wyoming Voters Reject Property Tax Cut Measure

Proposition 1, which would have exempted half of primary residence property taxes, was defeated at the polls.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in City Hall

Wyoming Voters Reject Property Tax Cut Measure

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Should Wyoming cut residential property taxes even if local services suffer?

Wyoming voters rejected Proposition 1, a ballot measure that would have provided a 50 percent property tax exemption on primary residences. Over 105,000 voters cast no votes, while a little over 80,000 voted in favor.

Why it matters

Opponents argued the measure would harm public safety and education funding and could prompt a state income tax to replace lost revenue. The result keeps residential property tax structures in place across Wyoming.

Voters cast over 105,000 no votes against Proposition 1, compared with a little over 80,000 yes votes, on a measure offering a 50 percent exemption on primary residence property taxes. Proponents' and opponents' projections about the revenue impact of the measure are not detailed in the available extraction.

The players

Patrick Collins

Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, who publicly applauded the defeat of Proposition 1.

Wyoming Education Association

Teachers' union in Wyoming that welcomed the rejection of the property tax measure.

The details

Proposition 1 was placed before voters as a statewide ballot measure. Opponents, including officials cited in the source material, argued it would reduce funding for public safety and education in counties and cities such as Laramie County and Laramie.

Nov. 4, 2026: Voters defeated Proposition 1.
Friday following the vote: Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins published his Mayoral Minute column praising the outcome.

Political Context

The rejection keeps Wyoming's property-tax funding base intact, a structure local governments and school districts depend on. Opponents' warning about a possible state income tax reflects the revenue tradeoff at the center of similar debates in the state.

Because Proposition 1 failed, residential property tax rates in Wyoming are unchanged for homeowners who had been counting on the proposed 50 percent exemption. Local services funded by those taxes, including schools and public safety in counties like Laramie County, continue on the existing revenue base.

The takeaway

The result shows that property tax relief proposals in Wyoming are weighed directly against the cost to schools and public safety. Residents evaluating similar measures should compare exemption sizes with the revenue they would replace.