Saline County, located in Missouri, is a rural county with a population of around 24,000. As such, it contains relatively few towns and villages which makes its politics somewhat unique compared to other more urban parts of the state. The county is served by an elected board of commissioners who are responsible for overseeing government functions and setting policies. Additionally, the county has a representative in the Missouri General Assembly who is responsible for advocating for the interests of local citizens. While there are no local political candidates at this time, residents can engage in civic conversations regarding issues that will affect their lives and communities. This could include things such as economic development initiatives or environmental protection efforts. Overall, Saline County’s political landscape may be considered small but active with its varied stakeholders working to create positive change within their community.
The political climate in Saline County, MO is very conservative.
In Saline County, MO 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.5%.
Saline county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saline County, MO is very conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Saline, Missouri: d r r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Saline County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $22,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $16,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)