† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFranklin, KYKentuckyUnited States
American16.7%11.5%5.3%
English16.5%14.5%9.5%
German9.7%12.7%12.5%
Irish8.9%11.0%9.4%
Scottish3.1%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.0%2.0%4.8%
French0.8%1.1%1.6%
Polish0.7%—2.2%
African American†6.5%6.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Mexican2.2%2.4%11.3%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Cuban0.3%0.7%0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Franklin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
38.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Franklin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$59,858
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.8%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Franklin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Franklin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
2.3%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.4%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.1%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
5.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Franklin, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.4%Harris2,403
71.3%Trump6,253
1.4%
R+43.9
R+7.1
R+42.4
8,776
R
30.7%Biden2,681
67.4%Trump5,888
1.9%
R+36.7
D+2.2
R+41.2
8,732
R
28.5%Clinton2,144
67.4%Trump5,077
4.1%
R+38.9
R+14.9
R+41.0
7,531
R
37.4%Obama2,650
61.4%Romney4,355
1.2%
R+24.0
R+1.3
R+27.9
7,093
R
38.0%Obama2,775
60.7%McCain4,437
1.3%
R+22.7
R+0.8
R+30.0
7,309
R
38.8%Kerry2,730
60.7%Bush4,273
0.6%
R+21.9
R+11.8
R+19.5
7,043
R
44.4%Gore2,583
54.4%Bush3,169
1.2%
R+10.1
R+20.6
R+10.6
5,824
D
51.3%Clinton2,749
40.8%Dole2,186
7.9%
D+10.5
D+1.0
D+2.0
5,358
D
48.5%Clinton2,834
39.0%Bush2,280
12.4%
D+9.5
D+21.0
D+3.9
5,840
R
44.0%Dukakis2,138
55.5%Bush2,699
0.5%
R+11.5
D+6.3
R+3.8
4,859
R
40.9%Mondale2,140
58.7%Reagan3,073
0.4%
R+17.8
R+32.2
D+0.4
5,236
D
56.3%Carter2,713
41.9%Reagan2,020
1.8%
D+14.4
R+15.9
D+24.1
4,819
D
64.7%Carter2,782
34.4%Ford1,481
0.8%
D+30.3
D+56.5
D+28.2
4,299
R
36.3%McGovern1,325
62.6%Nixon2,285
1.2%
R+26.3
R+27.9
R+3.1
3,652
D
34.7%Humphrey1,505
33.1%Nixon1,435
32.2%
D+1.6
R+51.5
D+2.3
4,339
D
76.4%Johnson3,168
23.3%Goldwater967
0.2%
D+53.1
D+37.5
D+30.5
4,144
D
57.8%Kennedy2,642
42.2%Nixon1,927
0.0%
D+15.6
R+17.1
D+15.5
4,569
D
66.2%Stevenson2,879
33.4%Eisenhower1,454
0.4%
D+32.8
R+2.2
D+48.2
4,350
D
67.4%Stevenson2,724
32.4%Eisenhower1,310
0.1%
D+35.0
R+20.0
D+45.8
4,040
D
76.0%Truman2,752
21.1%Dewey762
2.9%
D+55.0
D+8.0
D+50.5
3,619
D
73.3%Roosevelt2,821
26.3%Dewey1,012
0.4%
D+47.0
R+2.8
D+39.5
3,850
D
74.8%Roosevelt2,950
25.0%Willkie987
0.2%
D+49.8
D+8.0
D+39.8
3,945
D
70.7%Roosevelt3,027
29.0%Landon1,240
0.3%
D+41.8
R+8.0
D+17.5
4,280
D
74.6%Roosevelt3,603
24.9%Hoover1,203
0.4%
D+49.7
D+29.0
D+31.9
4,827
D
60.4%Smith2,490
39.6%Hoover1,635
0.0%
D+20.7
R+13.8
D+38.2
4,125
D
66.6%Davis2,688
32.1%Coolidge1,294
1.3%
D+34.6
D+3.5
D+59.7
4,034
D
65.3%Cox3,206
34.2%Harding1,680
0.4%
D+31.1
R+1.5
D+57.3
4,907
D
66.0%Wilson1,887
33.4%Hughes955
0.6%
D+32.6
R+9.2
D+29.5
2,858
D
62.8%Wilson1,639
21.0%Taft547
16.2%
D+41.8
D+11.7
D+22.3
2,610
D
64.4%Bryan1,714
34.3%Taft913
1.2%
D+30.1
D+2.7
D+39.7
2,660
D
62.3%Parker1,540
34.9%Roosevelt863
2.8%
D+27.4
R+0.9
D+47.1
2,472
D
63.0%Bryan1,571
34.8%McKinley866
2.2%
D+28.3
D+2.8
D+35.8
2,492
D
60.8%Bryan1,531
35.3%McKinley888
3.9%
D+25.5
D+4.6
D+31.6
2,518
D
55.3%Cleveland1,166
34.4%Harrison725
10.3%
D+20.9
—
D+19.3
2,109
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
30.7%1,763
69.3%3,975
5,738
2020
R
34.2%2,976
60.9%5,302
8,699
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+8.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+43.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 36 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Franklin, KY in Franklin, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−87
2012
+216
2013
+87
2014
+41
2015
+85
2016
+24
2017
+47
2018
+341
2019
+118
2021
+130
2022
+255
2023
+297
2024
+115
2025
+378
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 55.0 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 43.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.9 points.
A population of 19,972, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,858 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Summerville, GA and Glasgow, KY.
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In 2024, Franklin, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+43.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,776 votes cast, 2,403 went Democratic and 6,253 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Franklin, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
