Franklin County, Maine: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,4132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,6752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kennebec County, ME · similarity 0.97
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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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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,990 | 9,459 | 17,836 | ||
| R | 8,069 | 8,754 | 17,599 | ||
| R | 7,016 | 7,918 | 16,488 | ||
| D | 9,367 | 6,369 | 16,282 | ||
| D | 10,113 | 6,627 | 17,178 | ||
| D | 9,465 | 7,378 | 17,261 | ||
| D | 7,593 | 6,459 | 15,448 | ||
| D | 7,759 | 3,757 | 14,596 | ||
| D | 6,739 | 4,608 | 16,523 | ||
| R | 5,960 | 7,180 | 13,256 | ||
| R | 4,954 | 8,330 | 13,349 | ||
| R | 4,979 | 5,680 | 12,128 | ||
| R | 5,140 | 5,799 | 11,384 | ||
| R | 2,988 | 5,958 | 8,960 | ||
| D | 4,307 | 4,127 | 8,596 | ||
| D | 5,784 | 2,887 | 8,673 | ||
| R | 3,304 | 6,136 | 9,440 | ||
| R | 1,680 | 6,307 | 7,987 | ||
| R | 2,137 | 5,885 | 8,036 | ||
| R | 2,135 | 3,741 | 5,920 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 4,127 | 6,777 | ||
| R | 3,224 | 4,548 | 7,779 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 4,957 | 7,928 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 4,521 | 7,733 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 4,923 | 6,432 | ||
| R | 1,123 | 3,389 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 1,668 | 3,820 | 5,526 | ||
| R | 1,908 | 1,988 | 3,985 | ||
| O | 1,421 | 668 | 3,803 | ||
| R | 930 | 2,173 | 3,174 | ||
| R | 755 | 2,135 | 2,955 | ||
| R | 1,085 | 2,235 | 3,387 | ||
| R | 886 | 2,578 | 3,551 | ||
| R | 1,456 | 1,964 | 3,539 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
26.4%
Irish
14.3%
French
11.6%
German
6.8%
American
6.3%
Italian
5.8%
Scottish
3.8%
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: 46.1 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
$58,675
Franklin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin County$58,675
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Franklin County ranks near the middle 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
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.8%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 30,413, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,675 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kennebec County and Androscoggin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Maine voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,836 votes cast, 7,990 went Democratic and 9,459 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Maine 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Franklin County, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Franklin County, Maine?
Franklin County, Maine has a population of 30,413 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Maine?
Median household income in Franklin County, Maine is $58,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.