Liberal, KS, Kansas: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,4862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,8272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 67.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Liberal, KS, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,354 | 3,133 | 4,573 | ||
| R | 1,833 | 3,372 | 5,294 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 3,159 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 3,617 | 5,176 | ||
| R | 1,493 | 3,791 | 5,336 | ||
| R | 1,122 | 4,272 | 5,439 | ||
| R | 1,126 | 3,869 | 5,096 | ||
| R | 1,309 | 3,812 | 5,573 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 3,477 | 6,806 | ||
| R | 1,655 | 4,089 | 5,797 | ||
| R | 1,198 | 5,222 | 6,484 | ||
| R | 1,460 | 4,385 | 6,191 | ||
| R | 1,907 | 3,604 | 5,615 | ||
| R | 989 | 3,866 | 5,003 | ||
| R | 1,291 | 3,065 | 4,918 | ||
| R | 2,520 | 2,910 | 5,462 | ||
| R | 1,654 | 3,974 | 5,642 | ||
| R | 1,162 | 2,885 | 4,066 | ||
| R | 1,146 | 3,136 | 4,308 | ||
| R | 1,614 | 1,829 | 3,517 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 1,590 | 2,949 | ||
| R | 1,474 | 1,503 | 3,027 | ||
| D | 1,997 | 1,108 | 3,109 | ||
| D | 1,576 | 1,297 | 2,972 | ||
| R | 538 | 1,873 | 2,433 | ||
| R | 676 | 1,184 | 2,277 | ||
| R | 722 | 1,290 | 2,097 | ||
| D | 1,105 | 678 | 1,964 | ||
| O | 394 | 155 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 413 | 427 | 888 | ||
| R | 62 | 152 | 232 | ||
| R | 77 | 122 | 202 | ||
| R | 78 | 100 | 179 | ||
| O | 0 | 115 | 273 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.2%
American
4.7%
English
3.1%
Irish
2.6%
Scottish
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 31.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,827
Liberal, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Liberal, KS$63,827
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
38.6%
speak English only
Spanish56.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Liberal, KS sits in the Great Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Liberal, KS reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,827, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,486 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Liberal, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Liberal, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,573 votes cast, 1,354 went Democratic and 3,133 went Republican.
What is Liberal, KS, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Liberal, KS, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Liberal, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Liberal, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Liberal, KS, Kansas?
Liberal, KS, Kansas has a population of 21,486 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Liberal, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Liberal, KS, Kansas is $63,827 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Liberal, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Liberal, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.