† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupGrand SalineTexasUnited States
English11.2%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.2%6.0%9.4%
German8.1%8.3%12.5%
American7.1%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.9%4.8%
French1.4%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
Mexican21.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
African American†2.1%10.3%9.9%
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
Grand Saline
Texas
United States
Median age
46.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Saline
Texas
United States
Median household income
$50,028
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Saline
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
20.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Saline
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
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.
Grand Saline, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−47.1%
2008
−55.8%
2012
−76.5%
2016
−79.6%
2020
−72.8%
2024
−73.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
12.8%Harris164
86.8%Trump1,109
0.4%
R+73.9
R+1.1
R+72.5
1,278
R
13.3%Biden164
86.1%Trump1,062
0.6%
R+72.8
D+6.8
R+77.3
1,233
R
9.2%Clinton47
88.8%Trump454
2.0%
R+79.6
R+3.1
R+81.7
511
R
11.2%Obama62
87.7%Romney486
1.1%
R+76.5
R+20.7
R+80.4
554
R
21.6%Obama212
77.4%McCain760
1.0%
R+55.8
R+8.7
R+63.1
982
R
26.5%Kerry263
73.5%Bush731
0.0%
R+47.1
—
R+44.6
994
Grand Saline sits in Van Zandt County, one of the most reliably Republican counties in Texas, where GOP presidential margins have regularly exceeded 80%. Its salt dome geology drove early industry, but today the economy leans on agriculture and small manufacturing.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 79.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.9 points.
A population of 3,203, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,028 describe the city.
In 2024, Grand Saline, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+73.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,278 votes cast, 164 went Democratic and 1,109 went Republican.
How many people live in Grand Saline, Texas?
Grand Saline, Texas has a population of 3,203 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Saline, Texas?
Median household income in Grand Saline, Texas is $50,028 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Grand Saline, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Grand Saline, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
