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1876–2024
Franklin, KY·Kentucky

Franklin, KY has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+44 in 2024.

A mid-size Kentucky metro where manufacturing and bourbon country meet

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
LatestR+44in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population19,9722024 ACS

Franklin, KY, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1948.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+44MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
19,9722024 5-year
Median household income
$59,8582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.1%2024 5-year
Black
6.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 1948MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Franklin, KY
TrumpR+44
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.3%6,253
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.4%2,403
OtherAll other candidates1.4%120
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −43.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−43.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+20.9%
1896+25.5%
1900+28.3%
1904+27.4%
1908+30.1%
1912+41.8%
1916+32.6%
1920+31.1%
1924+34.6%
1928+20.7%
1932+49.7%
1936+41.8%
1940+49.8%
1944+47.0%
1948+55.0%
1952+35.0%
1956+32.8%
1960+15.6%
1964+53.1%
1968+1.6%
1972−26.3%
1976+30.3%
1980+14.4%
1984−17.8%
1988−11.5%
1992+9.5%
1996+10.5%
2000−10.1%
2004−21.9%
2008−22.7%
2012−24.0%
2016−38.9%
2020−36.7%
2024−43.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−43.9%
2,4036,2538,776
R
−36.7%
2,6815,8888,732
R
−38.9%
2,1445,0777,531
R
−24.0%
2,6504,3557,093
R
−22.7%
2,7754,4377,309
R
−21.9%
2,7304,2737,043
R
−10.1%
2,5833,1695,824
D
+10.5%
2,7492,1865,358
D
+9.5%
2,8342,2805,840
R
−11.5%
2,1382,6994,859
R
−17.8%
2,1403,0735,236
D
+14.4%
2,7132,0204,819
D
+30.3%
2,7821,4814,299
R
−26.3%
1,3252,2853,652
D
+1.6%
1,5051,4354,339
D
+53.1%
3,1689674,144
D
+15.6%
2,6421,9274,569
D
+32.8%
2,8791,4544,350
D
+35.0%
2,7241,3104,040
D
+55.0%
2,7527623,619
D
+47.0%
2,8211,0123,850
D
+49.8%
2,9509873,945
D
+41.8%
3,0271,2404,280
D
+49.7%
3,6031,2034,827
D
+20.7%
2,4901,6354,125
D
+34.6%
2,6881,2944,034
D
+31.1%
3,2061,6804,907
D
+32.6%
1,8879552,858
D
+41.8%
1,6395472,610
D
+30.1%
1,7149132,660
D
+27.4%
1,5408632,472
D
+28.3%
1,5718662,492
D
+25.5%
1,5318882,518
D
+20.9%
1,1667252,109
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.7%
English
16.5%
German
9.7%
Irish
8.9%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
3.1%
4.3%
65–74
5.2%
7.0%
55–64
7.0%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.3%
35–44
6.1%
7.1%
25–34
6.6%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
9.5%
5–17
8.6%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,858
Franklin, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin, KY$59,858
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
27.1%
Other Christian
7.3%
Methodist
5.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Franklin sits in Simpson County near the Tennessee line, a small city whose economy blends light industry with agriculture. Statewide Republican margins here have grown sharply over the past decade, tracking a broader rural Kentucky realignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-five points in 1948 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.

A population of 19,972, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,858 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,776 votes cast, 2,403 went Democratic and 6,253 went Republican.
What is Franklin, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin, KY, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Franklin, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Franklin, KY, Kentucky?
Franklin, KY, Kentucky has a population of 19,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Franklin, KY, Kentucky is $59,858 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Franklin, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.