Liberty leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Liberty typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty, ~34% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Liberty leans more Republican than 31 of 83 neighbors.
Liberty runs about 5 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Liberty. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Liberty 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Liberty votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Liberty, MO sits in the top tenth 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 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Liberty have completed high school, about 6 points above the Missouri average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glenaire, MO R+20
- Pleasant Valley, MO R+8
- Claycomo, MO R+11
- Chandler, MO R+38
- Birmingham, MO R+40
- Missouri City, MO R+41
- Gladstone, MO D+4
- Oakview, MO R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Des Moines, WA D+31
- Pueblo West, CO R+28
- West Odessa, TX R+46
- Dracut, MA Even
- Litchfield Park, AZ R+9
- Dover, NH D+22
- Bixby, OK R+23
- Orangevale, CA R+10
- Sonoma, CA D+48
- West Falls Church, VA D+43
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.