Liberty County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Liberty County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty County compares
Liberty County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Liberty County runs about 36 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Liberty County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Liberty County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Liberty County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Liberty County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Liberty County, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Liberty County looks the way it does
Turnout in Liberty County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Toole County, MT R+43
- Chouteau County, MT R+24
- Hill County, MT R+23
- Pondera County, MT R+35
- Teton County, MT R+60
- Cascade County, MT R+25
- Glacier County, MT D+32
- Blaine County, MT Even
- Judith Basin County, MT R+62
- Fergus County, MT R+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Menard County, TX R+53
- Buffalo County, SD D+24
- Worth County, MO R+64
- Meagher County, MT R+58
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Gilliam County, OR R+48
- Jeff Davis County, TX R+51
- Mellette County, SD R+25
- Judith Basin County, MT R+62
- Gosper County, NE R+72
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Montana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.