| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 13,459 | 9,441 | 23,028 | |
| 2020 | D | 13,099 | 7,959 | 21,389 | |
| 2016 | D | 9,556 | 6,134 | 16,279 | |
| 2012 | D | 10,457 | 5,565 | 16,195 | |
| 2008 | D | 10,474 | 5,828 | 16,376 | |
| 2004 | D | 6,619 | 6,131 | 12,809 | |
| 2000 | D | 5,347 | 4,455 | 9,972 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,462 | 3,042 | 8,129 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,853 | 2,832 | 7,895 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,906 | 3,100 | 6,050 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,803 | 3,229 | 6,032 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,099 | 1,507 | 4,683 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,328 | 979 | 4,307 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,217 | 2,337 | 3,554 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,572 | 592 | 3,529 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,212 | 1,458 | 3,670 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,590 | 929 | 2,519 | |
| 1956 | R | 892 | 967 | 1,859 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,448 | 517 | 1,965 | |
| 1948 | D | 820 | 121 | 1,212 | |
| 1944 | D | 481 | 122 | 603 | |
| 1940 | D | 407 | 102 | 510 | |
| 1936 | D | 369 | 49 | 421 | |
| 1932 | D | 289 | 18 | 308 | |
| 1928 | R | 201 | 203 | 404 | |
| 1924 | D | 334 | 39 | 416 | |
| 1920 | D | 303 | 175 | 478 | |
| 1916 | D | 245 | 26 | 374 | |
| 1912 | D | 251 | 29 | 357 | |
| 1908 | R | 219 | 412 | 792 | |
| 1904 | R | 242 | 245 | 628 | |
| 1900 | R | 248 | 304 | 593 | |
| 1896 | R | 237 | 646 | 891 | |
| 1892 | R | 419 | 736 | 1,359 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Liberty County's outsized military presence — home to one of the Army's largest installations — produces an unusually young, racially diverse population that has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits in each of the last several cycles.
The Democratic margin in Liberty County peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932. By 1992 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventeen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Liberty County's median household income of $60,456 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kemper County and Franklin city.