Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic59.4%1,333TrumpRepublican36.5%819OtherAll other candidates4.1%91
D+22.9
Lead
514
Total
2,243
vs nation
D+24.4
BidenDemocratic65.8%1,577TrumpRepublican33.0%792OtherAll other candidates1.2%28
D+32.7
Lead
785
Total
2,397
vs nation
D+28.3
ClintonDemocratic60.3%1,242TrumpRepublican36.7%757OtherAll other candidates3.0%61
D+23.5
Lead
485
Total
2,060
vs nation
D+21.5
ObamaDemocratic48.9%1,026RomneyRepublican49.9%1,048OtherAll other candidates1.2%26
R+1.0
Lead
22
Total
2,100
vs nation
R+4.9
ObamaDemocratic53.7%1,120McCainRepublican44.9%937OtherAll other candidates1.4%29
D+8.8
Lead
183
Total
2,086
vs nation
D+1.5
KerryDemocratic46.7%958BushRepublican52.1%1,070OtherAll other candidates1.2%24
R+5.5
Lead
112
Total
2,052
vs nation
R+3.0
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+22.9MIT Election Lab
Population
2,5542024 5-year
Population density
946 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
2.7 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$194,0792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.4%2024 5-year
Black
13.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32.7 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+5.5 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes.
2016–20223 cycles · 3 audited
2022 turnout
95.8%1,977 participants ÷ 2,063 CVAP
2016→2018 drop-off
+11.2 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
+3.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm
0%20%40%60%80%100%
80.4%
95.8%
201620182022
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2022Mid
1,977
2,063 ± 264
95.8%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,902
2,367 ± 129
80.4%
Audited
E/A
2,102
2,297 ± 131
91.5%
Audited
E/A
Sources and methods
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
presidential history
Party record book
Franklin, MI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
65.8%
1,577 votes · D+32.7
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 60.3%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
52.1%
1,070 votes · R+5.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 49.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,577votes
65.8% of the vote · D+32.7
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,333 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
1,070votes
52.1% of the vote · R+5.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 1,048 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
+28.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+32.7 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +24.4 pts
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
+4.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+1.0 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · +3.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Franklin · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Oakland County, Michigan, the county containing Franklin — Franklin’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Franklin, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Franklin sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 5.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.9 points.
A population of 2,554, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $194,079 describe the city.
In 2024, Franklin, Michigan voted Democratic by 22.9 points (D+22.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,243 votes cast, 1,333 went Democratic and 819 went Republican.
When did Franklin, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin, Michigan voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Franklin, Michigan?
Franklin, Michigan has a population of 2,554 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin, Michigan?
Median household income in Franklin, Michigan is $194,079 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Franklin, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Franklin, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
