Franklin County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,1062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,2072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Thayer County, NE · 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—
Turnout—
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 | −50.7% |
| 1896 | +9.3% |
| 1900 | −4.8% |
| 1904 | −34.0% |
| 1908 | −10.0% |
| 1912 | +26.5% |
| 1916 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | −32.6% |
| 1924 | −41.1% |
| 1928 | −57.6% |
| 1932 | −2.0% |
| 1936 | −14.3% |
| 1940 | −28.5% |
| 1944 | −30.0% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | −46.4% |
| 1956 | −43.2% |
| 1960 | −36.9% |
| 1964 | +8.3% |
| 1968 | −28.5% |
| 1972 | −47.8% |
| 1976 | −13.4% |
| 1980 | −31.8% |
| 1984 | −42.3% |
| 1988 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | −7.4% |
| 1996 | −14.8% |
| 2000 | −27.0% |
| 2004 | −30.2% |
| 2008 | −22.5% |
| 2012 | −29.9% |
| 2016 | −38.7% |
| 2020 | −38.4% |
| 2024 | −39.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,676 | 8,773 | 12,759 | ||
| R | 3,690 | 8,479 | 12,477 | ||
| R | 2,892 | 7,185 | 11,082 | ||
| R | 3,694 | 6,984 | 10,990 | ||
| R | 4,433 | 7,079 | 11,739 | ||
| R | 3,921 | 7,391 | 11,476 | ||
| R | 3,321 | 5,925 | 9,658 | ||
| R | 3,552 | 5,007 | 9,835 | ||
| R | 2,968 | 3,699 | 9,883 | ||
| R | 3,592 | 4,777 | 8,465 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 6,284 | 8,899 | ||
| R | 2,726 | 5,525 | 8,808 | ||
| R | 3,607 | 4,760 | 8,578 | ||
| R | 2,056 | 6,011 | 8,267 | ||
| R | 2,524 | 4,875 | 8,239 | ||
| D | 4,410 | 3,725 | 8,221 | ||
| R | 2,824 | 6,158 | 9,029 | ||
| R | 2,591 | 6,557 | 9,181 | ||
| R | 2,532 | 6,983 | 9,584 | ||
| R | 3,467 | 5,145 | 8,834 | ||
| R | 2,880 | 5,375 | 8,310 | ||
| R | 3,542 | 6,393 | 10,020 | ||
| R | 4,503 | 6,007 | 10,538 | ||
| R | 4,690 | 4,887 | 9,742 | ||
| R | 1,951 | 7,346 | 9,370 | ||
| R | 2,324 | 6,008 | 8,960 | ||
| R | 2,606 | 5,216 | 8,005 | ||
| D | 4,128 | 3,885 | 8,601 | ||
| O | 1,970 | 672 | 4,889 | ||
| R | 2,155 | 2,658 | 5,040 | ||
| R | 1,310 | 2,855 | 4,543 | ||
| R | 2,605 | 2,872 | 5,571 | ||
| D | 3,152 | 2,609 | 5,810 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,431 | 4,796 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.3%
Irish
13.9%
English
12.8%
American
8.9%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
African American
0.9%
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: 39.7 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
$77,207
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Franklin County$77,207
Kansas$74,275
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County sits in eastern Kansas with an economy anchored by agriculture and small manufacturing. Its presidential margins have grown steadily over two decades, reflecting a broader rural realignment visible across the Great Plains.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 26,106, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,207 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thayer County and Goshen County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Kansas voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,759 votes cast, 3,676 went Democratic and 8,773 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Kansas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Franklin County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Franklin County, Kansas?
Franklin County, Kansas has a population of 26,106 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Kansas?
Median household income in Franklin County, Kansas is $77,207 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.