Salisbury leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Salisbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salisbury, ~30% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salisbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salisbury leans more Republican than 20 of 69 neighbors.
Salisbury runs about 49 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Salisbury is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salisbury. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Salisbury 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 Salisbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Salisbury votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Salisbury runs about 49 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Salisbury are family households, above 82% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salisbury, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Salisbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salisbury is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Salisbury own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Salisbury have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Plains, IL R+41
- Bradfordton, IL R+19
- Cantrall, IL R+38
- Green Acres, IL R+35
- Athens, IL R+42
- Richland, IL R+48
- Tice, IL R+48
- Archer, IL R+27
- Petersburg, IL R+32
- Tallula, IL R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Princeton Station, MA R+14
- Proberta, CA R+39
- Scheller, IL R+63
- Farmerstown, OH R+76
- Reno, GA R+45
- Bonaparte, IA R+55
- Brandsville, MO R+70
- Caspar, CA D+43
- Sidney, AR R+72
- Elko, SC R+35
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board of 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.