† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupFranklintonLouisianaUnited States
African American†42.7%29.3%9.9%
American12.0%7.4%5.3%
English9.8%7.3%9.5%
Irish8.4%6.6%9.4%
German4.5%6.9%12.5%
French3.3%9.6%1.6%
Italian2.5%4.3%4.8%
Scottish1.5%1.0%1.3%
French Canadian0.5%1.6%—
Mexican3.1%2.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.2%—
Spanish0.4%0.7%—
Dominican0.3%0.2%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
Franklinton
Louisiana
United States
Median age
37.4
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.3%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Franklinton
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$34,235
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.7%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
6.7%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Franklinton
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Franklinton
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
51.5%
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.
Franklinton, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+15.9%
2008
+8.0%
2012
+17.7%
2016
+14.3%
2020
+15.6%
2024
+1.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
49.9%Harris748
48.1%Trump720
2.0%
D+1.9
R+13.7
D+3.3
1,498
D
56.9%Biden654
41.3%Trump475
1.8%
D+15.6
D+1.3
D+11.1
1,150
D
55.6%Clinton665
41.3%Trump494
3.1%
D+14.3
R+3.4
D+12.2
1,196
D
58.0%Obama785
40.3%Romney546
1.7%
D+17.7
D+9.7
D+13.8
1,354
D
53.2%Obama713
45.2%McCain606
1.6%
D+8.0
R+7.9
D+0.7
1,341
D
57.2%Kerry774
41.3%Bush559
1.4%
D+15.9
—
D+18.4
1,352
Franklinton anchors Washington Parish, a rural timber-economy corridor where statewide Republicans have carried the area by wide margins in recent cycles, reflecting broader trends across Louisiana's Florida Parishes region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.9 points.
A population of 3,602, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,235 describe the city.
In 2024, Franklinton, Louisiana voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+1.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,498 votes cast, 748 went Democratic and 720 went Republican.
How many people live in Franklinton, Louisiana?
Franklinton, Louisiana has a population of 3,602 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklinton, Louisiana?
Median household income in Franklinton, Louisiana is $34,235 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Franklinton, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Franklinton, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
