Saline County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 5,655 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WILBERWILBER | 303 | 772 | 11 | 1,086 | 27.9% | 71.1% | R+43.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CRETE 1CRETE 1 | 354 | 426 | 12 | 792 | 44.7% | 53.8% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -FRIENDFRIEND | 155 | 590 | 6 | 751 | 20.6% | 78.6% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -DORCHESTERDORCHESTER | 158 | 461 | 5 | 624 | 25.3% | 73.9% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -CRETE 3CRETE 3 | 257 | 318 | 8 | 583 | 44.1% | 54.5% | R+10.5 |
| Precinct -CRETE 2CRETE 2 | 221 | 241 | 11 | 473 | 46.7% | 51.0% | R+4.2 |
| Precinct -C & BC & B | 131 | 321 | 4 | 456 | 28.7% | 70.4% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -WESTERNWESTERN | 134 | 314 | 2 | 450 | 29.8% | 69.8% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -DEWITTDEWITT | 142 | 291 | 7 | 440 | 32.3% | 66.1% | R+33.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −33.0% |
| 1896 | −1.5% |
| 1900 | −5.0% |
| 1904 | −32.9% |
| 1908 | +4.6% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | +28.1% |
| 1920 | −18.8% |
| 1924 | +4.4% |
| 1928 | +8.3% |
| 1932 | +48.6% |
| 1936 | +34.6% |
| 1940 | +7.0% |
| 1944 | +9.0% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | −20.4% |
| 1956 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | +39.7% |
| 1968 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | −3.2% |
| 1976 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | −18.9% |
| 1984 | −10.3% |
| 1988 | +14.0% |
| 1992 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | −5.1% |
| 2004 | −11.7% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | −5.4% |
| 2016 | −24.7% |
| 2020 | −28.5% |
| 2024 | −33.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
7,678 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−99 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,587 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,778 in average income, against $73,655 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+4.3 on average — 37 points more Democratic-leaning than Saline County, NE itself (R+33.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lancaster County, NE110D+4.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE153
- Douglas County, NE29
- Gage County, NE28
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +3 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | −220 |
| 2014 | −155 |
| 2015 | −210 |
| 2016 | −96 |
| 2017 | +6 |
| 2018 | −137 |
| 2019 | −233 |
| 2021 | −252 |
| 2022 | −63 |
| 2023 | −99 |
| 2024 | −31 |
| 2025 | −99 |
Saline County's settlement history—anchored by Czech immigrants in the 19th century—persists in its small-town demographic profile, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+33.2 reflects the broader rural realignment visible across the eastern Nebraska plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 33.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 14,650, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,910 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and Cass County.
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Saline County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31151/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.