Franklin County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,0202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,0742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Patrick County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Franklin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Franklin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +27.5% |
| 1896 | +23.4% |
| 1900 | +22.9% |
| 1904 | +17.1% |
| 1908 | +21.7% |
| 1912 | +34.6% |
| 1916 | +23.2% |
| 1920 | +7.7% |
| 1924 | +8.3% |
| 1928 | +5.4% |
| 1932 | +27.0% |
| 1936 | +13.1% |
| 1940 | −16.4% |
| 1944 | −19.9% |
| 1948 | −10.9% |
| 1952 | −28.8% |
| 1956 | −26.4% |
| 1960 | −7.7% |
| 1964 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | −16.3% |
| 1972 | −33.8% |
| 1976 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | −22.3% |
| 1984 | −39.8% |
| 1988 | −31.7% |
| 1992 | −16.8% |
| 1996 | −17.0% |
| 2000 | −35.9% |
| 2004 | −40.6% |
| 2008 | −34.1% |
| 2012 | −42.7% |
| 2016 | −60.4% |
| 2020 | −62.9% |
| 2024 | −64.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,061 | 9,810 | 12,034 | ||
| R | 2,137 | 9,691 | 12,000 | ||
| R | 1,967 | 8,665 | 11,091 | ||
| R | 2,909 | 7,424 | 10,580 | ||
| R | 3,404 | 7,018 | 10,610 | ||
| R | 2,925 | 6,977 | 9,992 | ||
| R | 2,591 | 5,587 | 8,339 | ||
| R | 2,808 | 4,167 | 7,975 | ||
| R | 2,456 | 3,831 | 8,167 | ||
| R | 2,472 | 4,777 | 7,271 | ||
| R | 2,225 | 5,202 | 7,472 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 4,551 | 7,701 | ||
| R | 3,234 | 3,557 | 6,845 | ||
| R | 2,131 | 4,324 | 6,479 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 3,468 | 6,634 | ||
| D | 4,021 | 2,956 | 6,995 | ||
| R | 3,523 | 4,108 | 7,645 | ||
| R | 2,573 | 4,429 | 7,028 | ||
| R | 2,548 | 4,630 | 7,230 | ||
| R | 2,860 | 3,566 | 6,468 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 3,796 | 6,346 | ||
| R | 3,142 | 4,381 | 7,539 | ||
| D | 3,891 | 2,952 | 7,164 | ||
| D | 4,704 | 2,687 | 7,459 | ||
| D | 3,817 | 3,426 | 7,260 | ||
| D | 3,915 | 3,296 | 7,418 | ||
| D | 3,671 | 3,137 | 6,893 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 1,495 | 4,015 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 929 | 3,975 | ||
| D | 2,616 | 1,670 | 4,368 | ||
| D | 2,501 | 1,757 | 4,353 | ||
| D | 2,781 | 1,738 | 4,562 | ||
| D | 2,844 | 1,760 | 4,623 | ||
| D | 2,859 | 1,610 | 4,539 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.4%
English
11.1%
American
10.1%
Irish
8.7%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 42.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,074
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Franklin County$78,074
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.0%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Spanish0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County, tucked in Indiana's southeastern corner, recorded an R+64.4 margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting a rural, small-county electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 23,020, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,074 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Patrick County and Wythe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Indiana voted Republican by 64.4 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,034 votes cast, 2,061 went Democratic and 9,810 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Indiana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 county has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Franklin County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Franklin County, Indiana?
Franklin County, Indiana has a population of 23,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Indiana?
Median household income in Franklin County, Indiana is $78,074 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.