Franklin County, Maine
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 17,836 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 070702300707070 | 2,185 | 1,659 | 106 | 3,950 | 55.3% | 42.0% | D+13.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 070902300707090 | 1,152 | 1,469 | 54 | 2,675 | 43.1% | 54.9% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct 072102300707210 | 969 | 1,176 | 40 | 2,185 | 44.3% | 53.8% | R+9.5 |
| Precinct 071202300707120 | 398 | 577 | 10 | 985 | 40.4% | 58.6% | R+18.2 |
| Precinct 071502300707150 | 341 | 513 | 17 | 871 | 39.2% | 58.9% | R+19.7 |
| Precinct 071002300707100 | 390 | 455 | 20 | 865 | 45.1% | 52.6% | R+7.5 |
| Precinct 071802300707180 | 278 | 548 | 15 | 841 | 33.1% | 65.2% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct 070302300707030 | 303 | 520 | 13 | 836 | 36.2% | 62.2% | R+26.0 |
| Precinct 071402300707140 | 238 | 421 | 19 | 678 | 35.1% | 62.1% | R+27.0 |
| Precinct 070182300707018 | 369 | 166 | 10 | 545 | 67.7% | 30.5% | D+37.2 |
| Precinct 070802300707080 | 225 | 286 | 6 | 517 | 43.5% | 55.3% | R+11.8 |
| Precinct 070602300707060 | 193 | 309 | 13 | 515 | 37.5% | 60.0% | R+22.5 |
| Precinct 071302300707130 | 166 | 295 | 5 | 466 | 35.6% | 63.3% | R+27.7 |
| Precinct 070202300707020 | 92 | 235 | 7 | 334 | 27.5% | 70.4% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct 071902300707190 | 156 | 166 | 7 | 329 | 47.4% | 50.5% | R+3.0 |
| Precinct 072002300707200 | 159 | 133 | 29 | 321 | 49.5% | 41.4% | D+8.1 |
| Precinct 070102300707010 | 77 | 209 | 2 | 288 | 26.7% | 72.6% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct 070502300707050 | 104 | 128 | 7 | 239 | 43.5% | 53.6% | R+10.0 |
| Precinct 071602300707160 | 58 | 96 | 1 | 155 | 37.4% | 61.9% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct 070402300707040 | 71 | 40 | 5 | 116 | 61.2% | 34.5% | D+26.7 |
| Precinct 071702300707170 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 116 | 55.2% | 44.0% | D+11.2 |
| Precinct 000002300700000 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 22.2% | 77.8% | R+55.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −14.4% |
| 1896 | −47.6% |
| 1900 | −34.0% |
| 1904 | −46.7% |
| 1908 | −39.2% |
| 1912 | +19.8% |
| 1916 | −2.0% |
| 1920 | −38.9% |
| 1924 | −48.4% |
| 1928 | −53.4% |
| 1932 | −17.5% |
| 1936 | −26.5% |
| 1940 | −17.0% |
| 1944 | −21.9% |
| 1948 | −27.1% |
| 1952 | −46.6% |
| 1956 | −57.9% |
| 1960 | −30.0% |
| 1964 | +33.4% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −33.1% |
| 1976 | −5.8% |
| 1980 | −5.8% |
| 1984 | −25.3% |
| 1988 | −9.2% |
| 1992 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | +27.4% |
| 2000 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | +20.3% |
| 2012 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
| 2024 | −8.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.3 points.
22,513 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+84 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,159 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,823 in average income, against $66,718 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+2.8 on average — 5.4 points more Democratic-leaning than Franklin County, ME itself (R+8.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Androscoggin County, ME113R+6.1
- Kennebec County, ME94R+2.7
- Somerset County, ME69R+27.0
- Oxford County, ME66R+12.9
- Cumberland County, ME65D+35.3
- York County, ME34D+10.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Androscoggin County, ME110
- Kennebec County, ME86
- Somerset County, ME79
- Cumberland County, ME63
- Oxford County, ME58
- Penobscot County, ME36
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +48 |
| 2012 | −80 |
| 2013 | −164 |
| 2014 | −244 |
| 2015 | −103 |
| 2016 | +28 |
| 2017 | −53 |
| 2018 | +223 |
| 2019 | +391 |
| 2021 | +982 |
| 2022 | +477 |
| 2023 | +341 |
| 2024 | +229 |
| 2025 | +84 |
Franklin County's mix of mill towns, ski resorts, and working forest has nudged it steadily rightward over the past decade, landing at R+8.2 in 2024 after delivering much narrower margins earlier in the century.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.2 points.
A population of 30,413, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,675 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oxford County and Kennebec County.
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Franklin County, Maine. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/23007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.