Saline County, Kansas: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,6682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,4222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Butler County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Saline CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Saline County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −54.1% |
| 1896 | +15.5% |
| 1900 | −1.0% |
| 1904 | −50.3% |
| 1908 | −3.6% |
| 1912 | +36.1% |
| 1916 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | −31.8% |
| 1924 | −43.5% |
| 1928 | −43.1% |
| 1932 | +14.5% |
| 1936 | +13.0% |
| 1940 | −10.0% |
| 1944 | −19.4% |
| 1948 | −7.6% |
| 1952 | −50.7% |
| 1956 | −38.9% |
| 1960 | −25.8% |
| 1964 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | −18.1% |
| 1972 | −39.2% |
| 1976 | −13.6% |
| 1980 | −30.1% |
| 1984 | −39.7% |
| 1988 | −17.2% |
| 1992 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −22.9% |
| 2004 | −32.9% |
| 2008 | −26.2% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −34.0% |
| 2020 | −30.6% |
| 2024 | −31.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,734 | 15,069 | 23,324 | ||
| R | 8,214 | 15,722 | 24,531 | ||
| R | 6,317 | 13,828 | 22,064 | ||
| R | 7,040 | 13,840 | 21,496 | ||
| R | 8,186 | 14,165 | 22,788 | ||
| R | 7,524 | 15,111 | 23,041 | ||
| R | 7,487 | 12,412 | 21,527 | ||
| R | 7,728 | 12,475 | 22,541 | ||
| R | 7,890 | 8,565 | 23,623 | ||
| R | 7,998 | 11,371 | 19,618 | ||
| R | 6,526 | 15,244 | 21,961 | ||
| R | 6,382 | 12,758 | 21,169 | ||
| R | 8,476 | 11,218 | 20,107 | ||
| R | 5,406 | 12,592 | 18,319 | ||
| R | 6,286 | 9,324 | 16,822 | ||
| D | 9,725 | 6,533 | 16,357 | ||
| R | 6,495 | 11,023 | 17,568 | ||
| R | 4,908 | 11,172 | 16,117 | ||
| R | 4,003 | 12,326 | 16,409 | ||
| R | 6,798 | 7,928 | 14,920 | ||
| R | 5,097 | 7,571 | 12,723 | ||
| R | 6,514 | 7,975 | 14,581 | ||
| D | 7,872 | 6,061 | 13,983 | ||
| D | 7,118 | 5,265 | 12,772 | ||
| R | 3,108 | 7,872 | 11,056 | ||
| R | 1,966 | 6,534 | 10,505 | ||
| R | 2,808 | 5,554 | 8,622 | ||
| D | 4,860 | 3,984 | 9,212 | ||
| D | 2,263 | 534 | 4,791 | ||
| R | 2,134 | 2,297 | 4,580 | ||
| R | 798 | 2,797 | 3,976 | ||
| R | 2,199 | 2,245 | 4,520 | ||
| D | 2,334 | 1,706 | 4,061 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,175 | 4,023 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.6%
Irish
12.3%
English
10.5%
American
7.0%
French
3.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
African American
3.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,422
Saline County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Saline County$65,422
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Saline County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Saline County's largest city, Salina, gives it more urban weight than most surrounding counties, yet it still returned a 32-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep rural-conservative alignment.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-six points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-four points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,422, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butler County and Pottawatomie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Saline County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Saline County, Kansas voted Republican by 31.4 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,324 votes cast, 7,734 went Democratic and 15,069 went Republican.
What is Saline County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Saline County, Kansas in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Saline County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saline County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Saline County, Kansas?
Saline County, Kansas has a population of 53,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saline County, Kansas?
Median household income in Saline County, Kansas is $65,422 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Saline County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saline County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.