Saline is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Saline typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saline, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saline compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saline leans more Republican than 29 of 35 neighbors.
Saline runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Saline. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Saline leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Saline. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Saline, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Saline looks the way it does
Turnout in Saline sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingsland, AR R+62
- Toledo, AR R+55
- Staves, AR R+79
- New Edinburg, AR R+63
- Fordyce, AR R+7
- Rison, AR R+67
- Kedron, AR R+45
- Rye, AR R+80
- Ivan, AR R+65
- Ramsey, AR R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, NY R+65
- Patchinville, PA R+69
- Moody, OR D+28
- Melrose, VA R+41
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas Secretary of State, Elections, 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.