Within classical Density Functional Theory (cDFT), the solvent density is optimized along with the densities of all other species. Consequently, solvent structuring and solvation effects are inherently accounted for in all components of the free energy. The systems under consideration in this manuscript consist of Na + , Cl -, and H 2 O fluids described by their respective densities, ρ Na + (r), ρ Cl -(r), and ρ H 2 O (r), along with a solute molecule defined by a set of atomic charges, {q A }, which are functions of the atomic positions, r A (i.e., {q A (r A )}). The total free energy functional has contributions from the electric double layer or first-order electrostatics(F ex EDL ), electrostatic correlations (F ex corr ), hard-sphere repulsion (F ex hs ), short-range interactions (F ex sh ) between the species, and dispersion interactions (F ex disp )