Saline County leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Saline County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saline County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saline County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Saline County leans more Republican than 1 of 10 neighbors.
Saline County runs about 9 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Saline County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Saline County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Saline County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Saline County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Saline County, KS sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Saline County looks the way it does
Turnout in Saline County 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.
Nearby Counties
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Dickinson County, KS R+51
- McPherson County, KS R+44
- Lincoln County, KS R+67
- Ellsworth County, KS R+56
- Marion County, KS R+52
- Geary County, KS R+16
- Clay County, KS R+56
- Rice County, KS R+54
- Cloud County, KS R+55
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dickson County, TN R+55
- Franklin County, VA R+46
- Watauga County, NC D+6
- Johnson County, MO R+35
- Pulaski County, MO R+36
- Washington County, VA R+52
- Jefferson County, TN R+61
- Camden County, GA R+35
- Grady County, OK R+58
- Loudon County, TN R+53
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.