Salado is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Salado typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salado, ~17% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salado leans more Republican than 23 of 38 neighbors.
Salado runs about 43 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salado. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Salado leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Salado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Salado are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Salado, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Salado looks the way it does
Turnout in Salado sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Holland, TX R+58
- Harker Heights, TX Even
- Schwertner, TX R+57
- Jarrell, TX R+27
- Little River, TX R+57
- Maxdale, TX R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ste. Genevieve, MO R+49
- Hitchcock, TX R+7
- Murphy, MO R+32
- Belfast, ME D+11
- Bedford, PA R+53
- Smithsburg, MD R+39
- Vilonia, AR R+63
- Wellsville, NY R+38
- Monrovia, MD R+5
- Davisburg, MI R+24
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.