Franklin County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 105,9502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,1652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Warren County, MO · 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 | −8.6% |
| 1896 | −13.3% |
| 1900 | −16.1% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | −24.5% |
| 1912 | −3.3% |
| 1916 | −26.8% |
| 1920 | −50.3% |
| 1924 | −27.2% |
| 1928 | −18.1% |
| 1932 | +22.2% |
| 1936 | −0.9% |
| 1940 | −17.4% |
| 1944 | −22.0% |
| 1948 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | −13.8% |
| 1956 | −16.1% |
| 1960 | −5.9% |
| 1964 | +23.7% |
| 1968 | −11.7% |
| 1972 | −29.7% |
| 1976 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | −17.6% |
| 1984 | −38.4% |
| 1988 | −16.5% |
| 1992 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | −14.5% |
| 2004 | −17.4% |
| 2008 | −12.4% |
| 2012 | −27.8% |
| 2016 | −45.7% |
| 2020 | −43.7% |
| 2024 | −45.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,694 | 40,126 | 55,699 | ||
| R | 14,569 | 38,058 | 53,783 | ||
| R | 12,341 | 35,430 | 50,472 | ||
| R | 16,347 | 29,396 | 46,929 | ||
| R | 21,256 | 27,355 | 49,293 | ||
| R | 18,556 | 26,429 | 45,318 | ||
| R | 16,172 | 21,863 | 39,194 | ||
| D | 13,908 | 13,715 | 33,734 | ||
| D | 13,431 | 11,477 | 36,064 | ||
| R | 11,891 | 16,611 | 28,610 | ||
| R | 8,319 | 18,669 | 26,988 | ||
| R | 10,480 | 15,210 | 26,832 | ||
| R | 11,695 | 12,242 | 24,342 | ||
| R | 7,464 | 13,785 | 21,249 | ||
| R | 7,566 | 9,823 | 19,349 | ||
| D | 13,464 | 8,313 | 21,777 | ||
| R | 10,324 | 11,610 | 21,934 | ||
| R | 8,391 | 11,605 | 19,996 | ||
| R | 8,610 | 11,367 | 20,004 | ||
| D | 7,822 | 7,725 | 15,585 | ||
| R | 5,958 | 9,325 | 15,326 | ||
| R | 7,237 | 10,283 | 17,555 | ||
| R | 7,565 | 7,708 | 15,920 | ||
| D | 8,479 | 5,369 | 13,992 | ||
| R | 5,429 | 7,831 | 13,292 | ||
| R | 3,384 | 6,253 | 10,543 | ||
| R | 2,814 | 8,712 | 11,733 | ||
| R | 2,468 | 4,325 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 2,239 | 2,424 | 5,595 | ||
| R | 2,423 | 4,049 | 6,647 | ||
| R | 2,278 | 3,738 | 6,138 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 3,686 | 6,411 | ||
| R | 2,904 | 3,797 | 6,725 | ||
| R | 2,498 | 2,987 | 5,703 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.6%
Irish
14.0%
English
11.4%
American
8.7%
Italian
3.2%
French
2.9%
Polish
1.9%
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: 41.8 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
$73,165
Franklin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin County$73,165
Missouri$70,702
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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.4%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County's R+45.9 margin in 2024 reflects a decades-long realignment among working-class exurban voters once competitive in statewide races. Its position on the outer edge of the St. Louis metro makes it a benchmark for rural-suburban drift.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 105,950, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,165 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warren County and Clinton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Missouri voted Republican by 45.7 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,699 votes cast, 14,694 went Democratic and 40,126 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Missouri 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Franklin County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Franklin County, Missouri?
Franklin County, Missouri has a population of 105,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Missouri?
Median household income in Franklin County, Missouri is $73,165 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.