Liberty Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Liberty Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty Lake, ~42% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Liberty Lake leans more Republican than 5 of 46 neighbors.
Liberty Lake runs about 33 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Liberty Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Liberty Lake. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Liberty Lake leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Liberty Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Liberty Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, well above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Liberty Lake runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Liberty Lake, WA does.
Why turnout in Liberty Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Liberty Lake is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Liberty Lake have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Otis Orchards, WA R+34
- Greenacres, WA R+22
- State Line, ID R+64
- Newman Lake, WA R+35
- Veradale, WA R+18
- McGuire, ID R+61
- Spokane Valley, WA R+11
- Hauser, ID R+61
- Post Falls, ID R+55
- Mica, WA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Butner, NC D+4
- Raceland, LA R+45
- Fort Lewis, WA Even
- Waupaca, WI R+23
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Carbondale, CO D+31
- Lakeland Village, CA R+16
- Monticello, IN R+39
- Port Neches, TX R+51
- New Palestine, IN R+41
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington 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.