Libertyville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Libertyville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Libertyville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Libertyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Libertyville leans more Republican than 21 of 55 neighbors.
Libertyville runs about 34 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Libertyville 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 Libertyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Libertyville drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Libertyville, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Libertyville looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Libertyville have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairfield, IA D+14
- Batavia, IA R+43
- Douds, IA R+57
- Maharishi Vedic City, IA R+42
- Selma, IA R+57
- Birmingham, IA R+56
- Eldon, IA R+43
- Kilbourn, IA R+57
- Leando, IA R+57
- Pekin, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kent, IN R+60
- Millwood, KY R+67
- Weir, KY R+66
- Wiginton, AL R+85
- New Milford, IL R+21
- Crossroads, MS R+24
- Coxey, AL R+72
- Crosland, GA R+65
- Hollandale, MN R+42
- Oilla, TX R+73
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Iowa 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.