Saline County, Arkansas: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 127,4792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,0462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lonoke County, AR · 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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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,609 | 39,736 | 57,609 | ||
| R | 16,060 | 39,556 | 56,959 | ||
| R | 13,256 | 35,863 | 50,585 | ||
| R | 12,869 | 32,963 | 47,062 | ||
| R | 12,695 | 30,981 | 44,653 | ||
| R | 14,153 | 24,864 | 39,376 | ||
| R | 12,700 | 18,617 | 32,391 | ||
| D | 14,027 | 11,695 | 28,685 | ||
| D | 12,671 | 10,105 | 25,661 | ||
| R | 8,436 | 12,353 | 20,977 | ||
| R | 6,977 | 11,709 | 19,297 | ||
| D | 10,368 | 8,330 | 19,555 | ||
| D | 12,008 | 4,123 | 16,138 | ||
| R | 4,503 | 7,972 | 12,527 | ||
| O | 3,111 | 2,614 | 11,294 | ||
| D | 5,605 | 3,628 | 9,313 | ||
| D | 3,898 | 2,195 | 6,791 | ||
| D | 3,705 | 2,603 | 6,378 | ||
| D | 4,045 | 1,766 | 5,863 | ||
| D | 2,070 | 390 | 2,868 | ||
| D | 2,556 | 643 | 3,217 | ||
| D | 1,963 | 274 | 2,251 | ||
| D | 1,938 | 94 | 2,046 | ||
| D | 2,191 | 130 | 2,367 | ||
| D | 1,261 | 520 | 1,786 | ||
| D | 770 | 144 | 1,055 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 403 | 1,670 | ||
| D | 1,567 | 231 | 1,798 | ||
| D | 814 | 164 | 1,183 | ||
| D | 899 | 369 | 1,343 | ||
| D | 588 | 391 | 1,028 | ||
| D | 811 | 342 | 1,179 | ||
| D | 1,417 | 268 | 1,687 | ||
| D | 1,161 | 326 | 1,564 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
Irish
11.9%
German
11.1%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.6%
African American
7.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,046
Saline County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Saline County$79,046
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Saline County, anchored by Benton just southwest of Little Rock, has added residents steadily as the metro expands outward, yet its presidential margins have held at roughly 40 points Republican across recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Saline County peaked at ninety points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $79,046 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lonoke County and White County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Saline County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Saline County, Arkansas voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,609 votes cast, 16,609 went Democratic and 39,736 went Republican.
What is Saline County, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Saline County, Arkansas as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Saline County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saline County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Saline County, Arkansas?
Saline County, Arkansas has a population of 127,479 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saline County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Saline County, Arkansas is $79,046 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Saline County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saline County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.