Liberty Mills is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Liberty Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty Mills, ~14% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Liberty Mills leans more Republican than 54 of 70 neighbors.
Liberty Mills runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Liberty Mills 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 Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Liberty Mills drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Liberty Mills, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Liberty Mills looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Liberty Mills own their home, about 10 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Manchester, IN R+39
- Sidney, IN R+62
- South Whitley, IN R+56
- Laketon, IN R+61
- Luther, IN R+66
- Claypool, IN R+64
- Silver Lake, IN R+62
- Bracken, IN R+60
- Tunker, IN R+58
- Wooster, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alliance, NC R+37
- Norris, SC R+70
- Searles, MN R+52
- Lake, WV R+70
- Deerfield Estates, VA R+3
- Breda, IA R+60
- Nora, WI D+6
- Conesville, OH R+61
- Canaan, MS R+3
- Tallassee, TN R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.