Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Saline County, IL — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Saline County, Illinois voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+49.0 — 2,634 Democratic to 7,830 Republican of 10,605 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 59.9 points more Republican than Illinois overall (D+10.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Saline County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,634 | 7,830 | 141 | 24.8% | 73.8% | R+49.0 |
| 2020 | 2,789 | 8,103 | 174 | 25.2% | 73.2% | R+48.0 |
| 2016 | 2,572 | 8,276 | 536 | 22.6% | 72.7% | R+50.1 |
| 2012 | 3,701 | 6,806 | 213 | 34.5% | 63.5% | R+29.0 |
| 2008 | 5,083 | 6,099 | 246 | 44.5% | 53.4% | R+8.9 |
| 2004 | 4,697 | 7,057 | 60 | 39.8% | 59.7% | R+20.0 |
| 2000 | 5,427 | 5,933 | 290 | 46.6% | 50.9% | R+4.3 |
Saline County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Saline County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Saline County, Illinois in 2024 by R+49.0, with 10,605 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Saline County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Saline County shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+48.0) and 2024 (R+49.0).
Is Saline County more Democratic or Republican than Illinois overall?+
In 2024, Saline County went R+49.0 while Illinois overall went D+10.9 — 59.9 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.