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1892–2024
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Liberal, KS
presidential margin
2008R+43.12012R+41.12016R+30.42020R+29.12024R+39.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+39.0
2024
median income$63,827U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age31.0U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate12.2%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)11.4%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english61.4%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican56.7%
Guatemalan9.1%
Puerto Rican0.2%
German7.2%
American4.7%
English3.1%
African American†2.9%
Vietnamese1.1%
Laotian0.7%
Cambodian0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline3.5%
Other Christian2.4%
Latter-day Saints1.8%
Black Protestant1.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Liberal, KS, Kansas

Akashic
Liberal, KSTrumpR+39.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Liberal, KS, KSA map of the single county of Liberal, KS, KS, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Seward County, KS · R+39.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.6%3,133
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.7%1,354
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%78
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Liberal, KS, KS — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Seward County, KSRepublicanR+39.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.7%Harris1,354
68.6%Trump3,133
1.7%Kennedy78
−39.0%
4,565
R
34.6%Biden1,833
63.7%Trump3,372
1.7%Jorgensen89
−29.1%
5,294
R
32.3%Clinton1,628
62.7%Trump3,159
5.0%Johnson251
−30.4%
5,038
R
28.8%Obama1,490
69.9%Romney3,617
1.3%Johnson69
−41.1%
5,176
R
28.0%Obama1,493
71.0%McCain3,791
1.0%Nader52
−43.1%
5,336
R
20.6%Kerry1,122
78.5%Bush4,272
0.8%Nader45
−57.9%
5,439
R
22.1%Gore1,126
75.9%Bush3,869
2.0%Buchanan101
−53.8%
5,096
R
23.5%Clinton1,309
68.4%Dole3,812
8.1%Perot452
−44.9%
5,573
R
21.9%Clinton1,488
51.1%Bush3,477
27.0%Perot1,841
−29.2%
6,806
R
28.5%Dukakis1,655
70.5%Bush4,089
0.9%Paul53
−42.0%
5,797
R
18.5%Mondale1,198
80.5%Reagan5,222
1.0%Richards64
−62.1%
6,484
R
23.6%Carter1,460
70.8%Reagan4,385
5.6%Anderson346
−47.2%
6,191
R
34.0%Carter1,907
64.2%Ford3,604
1.9%McCarthy104
−30.2%
5,615
R
19.8%McGovern989
77.3%Nixon3,866
3.0%Schmitz148
−57.5%
5,003
R
26.3%Humphrey1,291
62.3%Nixon3,065
11.4%Wallace562
−36.1%
4,918
R
46.1%Johnson2,520
53.3%Goldwater2,910
0.6%Hass32
−7.1%
5,462
R
29.3%Kennedy1,654
70.4%Nixon3,974
0.2%Byrd14
−41.1%
5,642
R
28.6%Stevenson1,162
71.0%Eisenhower2,885
0.5%Andrews19
−42.4%
4,066
R
26.6%Stevenson1,146
72.8%Eisenhower3,136
0.6%Hallinan26
−46.2%
4,308
R
45.9%Truman1,614
52.0%Dewey1,829
2.1%Thurmond74
−6.1%
3,517
R
45.5%Roosevelt1,342
53.9%Dewey1,590
0.6%Thomas17
−8.4%
2,949
R
48.7%Roosevelt1,474
49.7%Willkie1,503
1.7%Thomas50
−1.0%
3,027
D
64.2%Roosevelt1,997
35.6%Landon1,108
0.1%Lemke4
+28.6%
3,109
D
53.0%Roosevelt1,576
43.6%Hoover1,297
3.3%Thomas99
+9.4%
2,972
R
22.1%Smith538
77.0%Hoover1,873
0.9%Thomas22
−54.9%
2,433
R
29.7%Davis676
52.0%Coolidge1,184
18.3%La Follette417
−22.3%
2,277
R
34.4%Cox722
61.5%Harding1,290
4.1%Debs85
−27.1%
2,097
D
56.3%Wilson1,105
34.5%Hughes678
9.2%Benson181
+21.7%
1,964
O
38.1%Wilson394
15.0%Taft155
47.0%Roosevelt486
Roosevelt +8.9
1,035
R
46.5%Bryan413
48.1%Taft427
5.4%Debs48
−1.6%
888
R
26.7%Parker62
65.5%Roosevelt152
7.8%Debs18
−38.8%
232
R
38.1%Bryan77
60.4%McKinley122
1.5%Woolley3
−22.3%
202
R
43.6%Bryan78
55.9%McKinley100
0.6%Palmer1
−12.3%
179
R
0.0%Cleveland0
57.1%Harrison156
42.9%Weaver117
−57.1%
273
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −39.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1940−39.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−57.1%
1896−12.3%
1900−22.3%
1904−38.8%
1908−1.6%
1912+23.1%
1916+21.7%
1920−27.1%
1924−22.3%
1928−54.9%
1932+9.4%
1936+28.6%
1940−1.0%
1944−8.4%
1948−6.1%
1952−46.2%
1956−42.4%
1960−41.1%
1964−7.1%
1968−36.1%
1972−57.5%
1976−30.2%
1980−47.2%
1984−62.1%
1988−42.0%
1992−29.2%
1996−44.9%
2000−53.8%
2004−57.9%
2008−43.1%
2012−41.1%
2016−30.4%
2020−29.1%
2024−39.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Liberal, KS sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.

A population of 21,486, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,827 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Othello, WA and Hereford, TX.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Othello, WA
95.0twin score
% Latino2000–2004 trajectory% White
Hereford, TX
93.7twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% Latino≠ % unaffiliated
Hobbs, NM
91.5twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% Latino≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Liberal, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Liberal, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,565 votes cast, 1,354 went Democratic and 3,133 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Liberal, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.