Saltillo is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Saltillo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saltillo, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% 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 20 of 55 neighbors.
Saltillo runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
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.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Saltillo, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Saltillo, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Saltillo looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Saltillo sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sardis, TN R+77
- Swift, TN R+78
- Cerro Gordo, TN R+74
- Dunbar, TN R+72
- Morris Chapel, TN R+72
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
- Milledgeville, TN R+75
- Scotts Hill, TN R+76
- Bethlehem, TN R+75
- Savannah, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenith, WV R+65
- Evanston, IN R+52
- Red River, NM D+16
- Ruma, IL R+57
- Buchanan, OH R+66
- Keene, CA R+41
- Harveysburg, OH R+64
- Richland, TX R+42
- Byron, WY R+81
- Mapleton, PA R+69
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.