Liberty, MO is a small town located just outside of Kansas City. With a population of around 30,000 people, Liberty has a strong sense of community and civic pride. The city is governed by an elected mayor and board of commissioners who work together to ensure the best possible outcome for the citizens. There are several elected officials in Liberty that serve on various boards and commissions including city council, parks and recreation commission, and public safety commission. These officials work to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services while representing their interests in local government. Local elections are held every year in which residents may vote for their preferred candidate to represent them in government. Through this process, residents have the opportunity to have their voices heard in the decision-making process and to help shape the future of Liberty.
The political climate in Liberty, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Liberty, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Liberty, Missouri: d r r r R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Liberty, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,507 contributions totaling $228,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 731 contributions totaling $134,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)