† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 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
GroupSalina, KSKansasUnited States
German26.8%23.3%12.5%
Irish12.1%11.3%9.4%
English10.4%12.4%9.5%
American7.2%5.6%5.3%
Swedish3.5%1.1%—
French3.2%1.8%1.6%
Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%
Czech1.5%——
Mexican9.1%10.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.4%——
Spanish0.2%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
African American†2.4%4.3%9.9%
Kenyan0.5%——
Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.5%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
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
Salina, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
40.1
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Salina, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$66,263
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Salina, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Salina, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
11.2%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.3%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.1%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.3%
10.0%
5.2%
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.
Salina, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−46.2%
1896
+12.6%
1900
−2.5%
1904
−49.2%
1908
−4.6%
1912
+32.5%
1916
+11.1%
1920
−30.9%
1924
−42.4%
1928
−44.1%
1932
+14.3%
1936
+12.4%
1940
−11.3%
1944
−21.3%
1948
−10.2%
1952
−51.8%
1956
−38.7%
1960
−27.1%
1964
+16.7%
1968
−20.4%
1972
−40.4%
1976
−12.8%
1980
−32.6%
1984
−41.4%
1988
−19.0%
1992
−4.5%
1996
−23.0%
2000
−25.8%
2004
−35.8%
2008
−29.4%
2012
−34.9%
2016
−37.5%
2020
−34.7%
2024
−35.6%
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
31.3%Harris8,210
66.9%Trump17,544
1.8%
R+35.6
R+0.9
R+34.1
26,229
R
31.5%Biden8,720
66.1%Trump18,332
2.4%
R+34.7
D+2.8
R+39.1
27,722
R
27.0%Clinton6,741
64.5%Trump16,111
8.5%
R+37.5
R+2.6
R+39.6
24,988
R
31.1%Obama7,598
66.0%Romney16,135
2.8%
R+34.9
R+5.6
R+38.8
24,429
R
34.4%Obama8,890
63.7%McCain16,488
1.9%
R+29.4
D+6.5
R+36.6
25,874
R
31.2%Kerry8,119
67.1%Bush17,444
1.7%
R+35.8
R+10.1
R+33.4
26,012
R
33.4%Gore8,118
59.2%Bush14,389
7.4%
R+25.8
R+2.8
R+26.3
24,318
R
33.3%Clinton8,480
56.3%Dole14,321
10.3%
R+23.0
R+18.4
R+31.5
25,431
R
32.7%Clinton8,654
37.2%Bush9,849
30.0%
R+4.5
D+14.4
R+10.1
26,443
R
39.9%Dukakis8,951
58.8%Bush13,207
1.3%
R+19.0
D+22.4
R+11.2
22,452
R
28.8%Mondale7,225
70.2%Reagan17,589
1.0%
R+41.4
R+8.8
R+23.1
25,057
R
29.1%Carter7,012
61.7%Reagan14,876
9.2%
R+32.6
R+19.8
R+22.9
24,116
R
42.6%Carter9,869
55.4%Ford12,847
2.0%
R+12.8
D+27.6
R+14.9
23,189
R
28.9%McGovern6,111
69.3%Nixon14,657
1.8%
R+40.4
R+20.0
R+17.3
21,150
R
36.0%Humphrey7,063
56.5%Nixon11,064
7.5%
R+20.4
R+37.1
R+19.7
19,599
D
58.0%Johnson11,260
41.3%Goldwater8,024
0.6%
D+16.7
D+43.8
R+5.9
19,409
R
36.3%Kennedy7,567
63.4%Nixon13,213
0.3%
R+27.1
D+11.7
R+27.2
20,846
R
30.5%Stevenson5,945
69.2%Eisenhower13,501
0.3%
R+38.7
D+13.0
R+23.3
19,502
R
23.8%Stevenson4,804
75.6%Eisenhower15,242
0.6%
R+51.8
R+41.5
R+41.0
20,164
R
44.1%Truman8,222
54.3%Dewey10,131
1.6%
R+10.2
D+11.0
R+14.7
18,654
R
39.1%Roosevelt6,475
60.3%Dewey9,999
0.6%
R+21.3
R+10.0
R+28.8
16,570
R
44.0%Roosevelt8,579
55.3%Willkie10,785
0.7%
R+11.3
R+23.8
R+21.3
19,506
D
56.0%Roosevelt10,657
43.6%Landon8,291
0.4%
D+12.4
R+1.8
R+11.8
19,016
D
55.5%Roosevelt9,623
41.2%Hoover7,149
3.2%
D+14.3
D+58.3
R+3.5
17,331
R
27.5%Smith4,239
71.6%Hoover11,030
0.9%
R+44.1
R+1.7
R+26.6
15,410
R
19.3%Davis2,820
61.7%Coolidge9,009
19.1%
R+42.4
R+11.4
R+17.2
14,613
R
33.0%Cox4,166
63.9%Harding8,066
3.0%
R+30.9
R+42.0
R+4.7
12,613
D
53.4%Wilson7,571
42.3%Hughes5,997
4.3%
D+11.1
R+21.4
D+8.0
14,176
D
46.3%Wilson3,527
13.8%Taft1,051
39.9%
D+32.5
D+37.1
D+12.9
7,620
R
45.7%Bryan3,399
50.3%Taft3,741
4.0%
R+4.6
D+44.6
D+5.0
7,437
R
19.6%Parker1,275
68.8%Roosevelt4,479
11.7%
R+49.2
R+46.7
R+29.5
6,514
R
47.9%Bryan3,566
50.4%McKinley3,754
1.7%
R+2.5
R+15.1
D+5.0
7,444
D
55.9%Bryan3,820
43.3%McKinley2,962
0.8%
D+12.6
D+58.7
D+18.6
6,834
O
0.0%Cleveland0
46.2%Harrison3,261
53.8%
Weaver +7.7
—
R+47.8
7,064
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
25.3%5,060
70.8%14,160
19,995
2020
R
33.4%9,237
61.9%17,108
27,652
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+32.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+35.6
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.8 points.
Domestic migration in Salina, KS in Salina, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−294
2012
−214
2013
−351
2014
−435
2015
−423
2016
−664
2017
−639
2018
−275
2019
−378
2021
−204
2022
−341
2023
−257
2024
−57
2025
−28
Salina anchors the north-central Kansas plains as a trade and medical services hub for surrounding rural counties. Presidential margins here have run double digits Republican for two decades, with slow population growth tracking broader trends in non-metro Kansas.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 59,487, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,263 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Riverton, WY and Hutchinson, KS.
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In 2024, Salina, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+35.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,229 votes cast, 8,210 went Democratic and 17,544 went Republican.
When did Salina, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Salina, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Salina, KS, Kansas?
Salina, KS, Kansas has a population of 59,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salina, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Salina, KS, Kansas is $66,263 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Salina, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salina, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
