Saline County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,2312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,9312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Perry County, IL · 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 | +24.7% |
| 1896 | +29.3% |
| 1900 | +26.6% |
| 1904 | +13.6% |
| 1908 | +17.6% |
| 1912 | +36.1% |
| 1916 | +20.3% |
| 1920 | +11.7% |
| 1924 | +13.0% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +37.6% |
| 1936 | +17.0% |
| 1940 | +4.2% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | +19.6% |
| 1952 | −4.6% |
| 1956 | −1.1% |
| 1960 | −1.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | −0.5% |
| 1972 | −31.5% |
| 1976 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | −2.6% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | +19.2% |
| 1996 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | −2.5% |
| 2012 | −14.4% |
| 2016 | −34.4% |
| 2020 | −37.2% |
| 2024 | −40.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,726 | 6,498 | 9,330 | ||
| R | 2,904 | 6,451 | 9,533 | ||
| R | 2,789 | 5,977 | 9,274 | ||
| R | 3,790 | 5,104 | 9,108 | ||
| R | 4,712 | 4,962 | 9,848 | ||
| R | 4,479 | 5,389 | 9,939 | ||
| D | 4,585 | 4,572 | 9,355 | ||
| D | 4,765 | 2,931 | 8,854 | ||
| D | 4,643 | 2,688 | 10,166 | ||
| D | 5,039 | 4,625 | 9,696 | ||
| R | 4,281 | 6,042 | 10,323 | ||
| R | 4,943 | 5,218 | 10,576 | ||
| D | 5,890 | 4,883 | 10,845 | ||
| R | 3,460 | 6,641 | 10,101 | ||
| R | 4,646 | 4,698 | 10,048 | ||
| D | 7,308 | 3,635 | 10,943 | ||
| R | 5,969 | 6,085 | 12,054 | ||
| R | 5,841 | 5,970 | 11,811 | ||
| R | 6,318 | 6,926 | 13,271 | ||
| D | 7,185 | 4,822 | 12,029 | ||
| D | 6,715 | 6,022 | 12,753 | ||
| D | 7,988 | 7,336 | 15,352 | ||
| D | 8,622 | 6,108 | 14,776 | ||
| D | 8,389 | 3,783 | 12,245 | ||
| R | 6,251 | 6,780 | 13,044 | ||
| D | 6,564 | 4,990 | 12,125 | ||
| D | 7,114 | 5,613 | 12,812 | ||
| D | 4,503 | 2,966 | 7,564 | ||
| D | 3,929 | 1,443 | 6,892 | ||
| D | 4,189 | 2,926 | 7,184 | ||
| D | 3,710 | 2,805 | 6,666 | ||
| D | 4,901 | 2,814 | 7,836 | ||
| D | 5,615 | 3,050 | 8,752 | ||
| D | 4,565 | 2,622 | 7,872 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.4%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.8%
American
7.8%
Italian
1.2%
Scottish
1.1%
Polish
0.5%
African American
3.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 35.3 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
$57,931
Saline County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Saline County$57,931
Missouri$70,702
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
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Saline County, anchored by Marshall along the Missouri River, has shifted from a competitive rural battleground to a lopsided Republican stronghold over two decades, mirroring the broader realignment of small-town Missouri agriculture counties.
The Republican margin here reached forty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A median household income of $57,931, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,231 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perry County and Swain County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Saline County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Saline County, Missouri voted Republican by 40.4 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,330 votes cast, 2,726 went Democratic and 6,498 went Republican.
What is Saline County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Saline County, Missouri in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Saline County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saline County, Missouri voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Saline County, Missouri?
Saline County, Missouri has a population of 23,231 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saline County, Missouri?
Median household income in Saline County, Missouri is $57,931 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Saline County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saline County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.