Salona is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Salona typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salona, ~9% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salona leans more Republican than 10 of 32 neighbors.
Salona runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Salona 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 Salona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Salona are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Salona, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Salona looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Salona own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Salona sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Salona have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bowie, TX R+68
- Montague, TX R+77
- Sunset, TX R+76
- Newharp, TX R+77
- Stoneburg, TX R+78
- Fruitland, TX R+75
- Forestburg, TX R+77
- Freemound, TX R+78
- Alvord, TX R+75
- Crafton, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leshara, NE R+49
- Nenana, AK R+18
- Resseaus Crossroads, GA R+48
- Mount Hope, WI R+43
- Bradfordsville, KY R+65
- Monterey, PA R+36
- Blanton, AL R+73
- Round Mountain, CA R+37
- Spring Hill, IA R+33
- Ames, OK R+76
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.