Franklin County, Massachusetts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 42,248 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Deerfield Precinct 1Deerfield Precinct 1 | 2,307 | 865 | 111 | 3,283 | 70.3% | 26.3% | D+43.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Orange Precinct 2Orange Precinct 2 | 1,001 | 927 | 40 | 1,968 | 50.9% | 47.1% | D+3.8 |
| Precinct -Orange Precinct 1Orange Precinct 1 | 878 | 1,015 | 52 | 1,945 | 45.1% | 52.2% | R+7.0 |
| Precinct -Northfield Precinct 1Northfield Precinct 1 | 1,179 | 689 | 70 | 1,938 | 60.8% | 35.6% | D+25.3 |
| Precinct -Sunderland Precinct 1Sunderland Precinct 1 | 1,408 | 397 | 74 | 1,879 | 74.9% | 21.1% | D+53.8 |
| Precinct -Bernardston Precinct 1Bernardston Precinct 1 | 878 | 491 | 36 | 1,405 | 62.5% | 34.9% | D+27.5 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 2Greenfield Precinct 2 | 917 | 371 | 34 | 1,322 | 69.4% | 28.1% | D+41.3 |
| Precinct -Conway Precinct 1Conway Precinct 1 | 943 | 315 | 45 | 1,303 | 72.4% | 24.2% | D+48.2 |
| Precinct -Leverett Precinct 1Leverett Precinct 1 | 1,079 | 160 | 56 | 1,295 | 83.3% | 12.4% | D+71.0 |
| Precinct -Shutesbury Precinct 1Shutesbury Precinct 1 | 1,030 | 169 | 43 | 1,242 | 82.9% | 13.6% | D+69.3 |
| Precinct -Shelburne Precinct 1Shelburne Precinct 1 | 914 | 261 | 48 | 1,223 | 74.7% | 21.3% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -Ashfield Precinct 1Ashfield Precinct 1 | 919 | 235 | 50 | 1,204 | 76.3% | 19.5% | D+56.8 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 3Greenfield Precinct 3 | 799 | 343 | 44 | 1,186 | 67.4% | 28.9% | D+38.4 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 5Greenfield Precinct 5 | 893 | 218 | 65 | 1,176 | 75.9% | 18.5% | D+57.4 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 4Greenfield Precinct 4 | 829 | 276 | 45 | 1,150 | 72.1% | 24.0% | D+48.1 |
| Precinct -Buckland Precinct 1Buckland Precinct 1 | 808 | 296 | 29 | 1,133 | 71.3% | 26.1% | D+45.2 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 1Greenfield Precinct 1 | 690 | 397 | 31 | 1,118 | 61.7% | 35.5% | D+26.2 |
| Precinct -Whately Precinct 1Whately Precinct 1 | 717 | 343 | 25 | 1,085 | 66.1% | 31.6% | D+34.5 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 6Greenfield Precinct 6 | 803 | 190 | 49 | 1,042 | 77.1% | 18.2% | D+58.8 |
| Precinct -Colrain Precinct 1Colrain Precinct 1 | 644 | 358 | 34 | 1,036 | 62.2% | 34.6% | D+27.6 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 1Montague Precinct 1 | 790 | 194 | 46 | 1,030 | 76.7% | 18.8% | D+57.9 |
| Precinct -Gill Precinct 1Gill Precinct 1 | 691 | 288 | 29 | 1,008 | 68.6% | 28.6% | D+40.0 |
| Precinct -Erving Precinct 1Erving Precinct 1 | 500 | 434 | 33 | 967 | 51.7% | 44.9% | D+6.8 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 7Greenfield Precinct 7 | 620 | 265 | 30 | 915 | 67.8% | 29.0% | D+38.8 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 8Greenfield Precinct 8 | 649 | 224 | 37 | 910 | 71.3% | 24.6% | D+46.7 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 3Montague Precinct 3 | 524 | 296 | 24 | 844 | 62.1% | 35.1% | D+27.0 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 2Montague Precinct 2 | 493 | 306 | 34 | 833 | 59.2% | 36.7% | D+22.4 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 4Montague Precinct 4 | 553 | 214 | 27 | 794 | 69.6% | 27.0% | D+42.7 |
| Precinct -Charlemont Precinct 1Charlemont Precinct 1 | 479 | 211 | 39 | 729 | 65.7% | 28.9% | D+36.8 |
| Precinct -New Salem Precinct 1New Salem Precinct 1 | 420 | 260 | 31 | 711 | 59.1% | 36.6% | D+22.5 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 6Montague Precinct 6 | 453 | 222 | 30 | 705 | 64.3% | 31.5% | D+32.8 |
| Precinct -Greenfield Precinct 9Greenfield Precinct 9 | 455 | 206 | 22 | 683 | 66.6% | 30.2% | D+36.5 |
| Precinct -Montague Precinct 5Montague Precinct 5 | 420 | 130 | 54 | 604 | 69.5% | 21.5% | D+48.0 |
| Precinct -Wendell Precinct 1Wendell Precinct 1 | 439 | 125 | 34 | 598 | 73.4% | 20.9% | D+52.5 |
| Precinct -Warwick Precinct 1Warwick Precinct 1 | 309 | 174 | 20 | 503 | 61.4% | 34.6% | D+26.8 |
| Precinct -Leyden Precinct 1Leyden Precinct 1 | 315 | 159 | 21 | 495 | 63.6% | 32.1% | D+31.5 |
| Precinct -Heath Precinct 1Heath Precinct 1 | 279 | 178 | 11 | 468 | 59.6% | 38.0% | D+21.6 |
| Precinct -Rowe Precinct 1Rowe Precinct 1 | 139 | 121 | 3 | 263 | 52.9% | 46.0% | D+6.8 |
| Precinct -Hawley Precinct 1Hawley Precinct 1 | 117 | 66 | 6 | 189 | 61.9% | 34.9% | D+27.0 |
| Precinct -Monroe Precinct 1Monroe Precinct 1 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 66 | 36.4% | 59.1% | R+22.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −21.1% |
| 1896 | −63.1% |
| 1900 | −43.7% |
| 1904 | −47.7% |
| 1908 | −44.8% |
| 1912 | −8.1% |
| 1916 | −17.0% |
| 1920 | −57.9% |
| 1924 | −62.9% |
| 1928 | −41.8% |
| 1932 | −34.4% |
| 1936 | −18.7% |
| 1940 | −19.7% |
| 1944 | −17.0% |
| 1948 | −23.3% |
| 1952 | −38.1% |
| 1956 | −44.5% |
| 1960 | −12.1% |
| 1964 | +34.2% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −14.6% |
| 1976 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | −1.2% |
| 1988 | +17.6% |
| 1992 | +23.9% |
| 1996 | +35.7% |
| 2000 | +23.3% |
| 2004 | +38.8% |
| 2008 | +47.7% |
| 2012 | +47.0% |
| 2016 | +35.7% |
| 2020 | +43.8% |
| 2024 | +37.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Republican.
58,097 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
+7 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −973 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,232 in average income, against $77,526 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+27.9 on average — 9.7 points more Republican-leaning than Franklin County, MA itself (D+37.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hampshire County, MA396D+41.7
- Worcester County, MA244D+10.0
- Hampden County, MA152D+8.9
- Middlesex County, MA100D+39.2
- Suffolk County, MA32D+52.1
- Windham County, VT32D+42.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hampshire County, MA384
- Worcester County, MA206
- Hampden County, MA182
- Middlesex County, MA89
- Cheshire County, NH48
- Windham County, VT41
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 | +261 |
| 2012 | −182 |
| 2013 | −427 |
| 2014 | −147 |
| 2015 | −449 |
| 2016 | −305 |
| 2017 | −53 |
| 2018 | +60 |
| 2019 | −355 |
| 2021 | +270 |
| 2022 | +159 |
| 2023 | −58 |
| 2024 | +246 |
| 2025 | +7 |
Despite its sparse population and agricultural character, Franklin County has delivered Democratic presidential margins exceeding 30 points in every recent cycle, driven by college-educated residents and small Democratic-voting towns like Greenfield and Montague.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 63.1 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.6 points.
A population of 70,944, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,907 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Windham County and Windsor County.
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Franklin County, Massachusetts. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/25011/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.