Saltillo leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Saltillo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saltillo, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saltillo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saltillo leans more Republican than 1 of 42 neighbors.
Saltillo runs about 8 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Saltillo. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Saltillo 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 Saltillo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Saltillo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, far above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Saltillo are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Saltillo, NE sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Saltillo looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Saltillo 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Saltillo have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roca, NE R+42
- Rokeby, NE R+32
- Lincoln, NE D+11
- Hickman, NE R+32
- Sprague, NE R+48
- Martell, NE R+48
- Holland, NE R+41
- Walton, NE R+42
- Bennet, NE R+40
- Denton, NE R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Leroy, MI R+40
- Canton, KS R+61
- Garnavillo, IA R+37
- Farmdale, GA R+23
- Lakeville, PA R+27
- Grand View, ID R+71
- Outland, SC R+34
- Neches, TX R+70
- Williford, AR R+61
- Valparaiso, NE R+56
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska 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.