† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLiberal, KSKansasUnited States
Mexican56.7%10.4%11.3%
Guatemalan9.1%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%0.3%0.7%
German7.2%23.3%12.5%
American4.7%5.6%5.3%
English3.1%12.4%9.5%
Irish2.6%11.3%9.4%
Dutch1.1%——
Scottish0.5%1.9%1.3%
Italian0.4%2.0%4.8%
French0.3%1.8%1.6%
African American†2.9%4.3%9.9%
Vietnamese1.1%0.5%0.6%
Laotian0.7%——
Cambodian0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Liberal, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
31
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.7%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Liberal, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$63,827
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.4%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Liberal, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
61.4%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
56.8%
8.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.4%
0.4%
0.5%
Vietnamese
1.1%
0.4%
0.5%
Other languages
1.1%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Liberal, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
15.9%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.4%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.0%
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Liberal, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.7%Harris1,354
68.6%Trump3,133
1.7%
R+39.0
R+9.9
R+37.5
4,565
R
34.6%Biden1,833
63.7%Trump3,372
1.7%
R+29.1
D+1.3
R+33.5
5,294
R
32.3%Clinton1,628
62.7%Trump3,159
5.0%
R+30.4
D+10.7
R+32.5
5,038
R
28.8%Obama1,490
69.9%Romney3,617
1.3%
R+41.1
D+2.0
R+44.9
5,176
R
28.0%Obama1,493
71.0%McCain3,791
1.0%
R+43.1
D+14.8
R+50.3
5,336
R
20.6%Kerry1,122
78.5%Bush4,272
0.8%
R+57.9
R+4.1
R+55.5
5,439
R
22.1%Gore1,126
75.9%Bush3,869
2.0%
R+53.8
R+8.9
R+54.3
5,096
R
23.5%Clinton1,309
68.4%Dole3,812
8.1%
R+44.9
R+15.7
R+53.4
5,573
R
21.9%Clinton1,488
51.1%Bush3,477
27.0%
R+29.2
D+12.8
R+34.8
6,806
R
28.5%Dukakis1,655
70.5%Bush4,089
0.9%
R+42.0
D+20.1
R+34.3
5,797
R
18.5%Mondale1,198
80.5%Reagan5,222
1.0%
R+62.1
R+14.8
R+43.8
6,484
R
23.6%Carter1,460
70.8%Reagan4,385
5.6%
R+47.2
R+17.0
R+37.5
6,191
R
34.0%Carter1,907
64.2%Ford3,604
1.9%
R+30.2
D+27.3
R+32.3
5,615
R
19.8%McGovern989
77.3%Nixon3,866
3.0%
R+57.5
R+21.4
R+34.4
5,003
R
26.3%Humphrey1,291
62.3%Nixon3,065
11.4%
R+36.1
R+28.9
R+35.4
4,918
R
46.1%Johnson2,520
53.3%Goldwater2,910
0.6%
R+7.1
D+34.0
R+29.7
5,462
R
29.3%Kennedy1,654
70.4%Nixon3,974
0.2%
R+41.1
D+1.3
R+41.3
5,642
R
28.6%Stevenson1,162
71.0%Eisenhower2,885
0.5%
R+42.4
D+3.8
R+27.0
4,066
R
26.6%Stevenson1,146
72.8%Eisenhower3,136
0.6%
R+46.2
R+40.1
R+35.4
4,308
R
45.9%Truman1,614
52.0%Dewey1,829
2.1%
R+6.1
D+2.3
R+10.6
3,517
R
45.5%Roosevelt1,342
53.9%Dewey1,590
0.6%
R+8.4
R+7.5
R+15.9
2,949
R
48.7%Roosevelt1,474
49.7%Willkie1,503
1.7%
R+1.0
R+29.6
R+10.9
3,027
D
64.2%Roosevelt1,997
35.6%Landon1,108
0.1%
D+28.6
D+19.2
D+4.3
3,109
D
53.0%Roosevelt1,576
43.6%Hoover1,297
3.3%
D+9.4
D+64.3
R+8.4
2,972
R
22.1%Smith538
77.0%Hoover1,873
0.9%
R+54.9
R+32.6
R+37.4
2,433
R
29.7%Davis676
52.0%Coolidge1,184
18.3%
R+22.3
D+4.8
D+2.9
2,277
R
34.4%Cox722
61.5%Harding1,290
4.1%
R+27.1
R+48.8
R+0.9
2,097
D
56.3%Wilson1,105
34.5%Hughes678
9.2%
D+21.7
R+1.4
D+18.6
1,964
O
38.1%Wilson394
15.0%Taft155
47.0%
Roosevelt +8.9
D+24.7
D+3.5
1,035
R
46.5%Bryan413
48.1%Taft427
5.4%
R+1.6
D+37.2
D+8.0
888
R
26.7%Parker62
65.5%Roosevelt152
7.8%
R+38.8
R+16.5
R+19.1
232
R
38.1%Bryan77
60.4%McKinley122
1.5%
R+22.3
R+10.0
R+14.7
202
R
43.6%Bryan78
55.9%McKinley100
0.6%
R+12.3
D+44.9
R+6.2
179
R
0.0%Cleveland0
57.1%Harrison156
42.9%
R+57.1
—
R+58.8
273
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
24.5%722
72.3%2,127
2,941
2020
R
35.1%1,824
59.9%3,115
5,199
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+18.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+39.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Liberal, KS in Liberal, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−175
2012
−197
2013
−423
2014
−452
2015
−556
2016
−852
2017
−1,022
2018
−748
2019
−878
2021
−303
2022
−693
2023
−527
2024
−375
2025
−276
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.
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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.
