Saline County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic 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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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
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.
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.
The Republican margin in Saline County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,422, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,668 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butler County and Pottawatomie County.
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Saline County, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/20169/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Saline County, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.