Franklin County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 42,667 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1919 | 3,056 | 3,469 | 124 | 6,649 | 46.0% | 52.2% | R+6.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1414 | 1,572 | 2,657 | 64 | 4,293 | 36.6% | 61.9% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 1,156 | 2,265 | 56 | 3,477 | 33.2% | 65.1% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -0303 | 1,535 | 1,778 | 56 | 3,369 | 45.6% | 52.8% | R+7.2 |
| Precinct -1818 | 1,395 | 1,905 | 59 | 3,359 | 41.5% | 56.7% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -1515 | 1,978 | 1,221 | 33 | 3,232 | 61.2% | 37.8% | D+23.4 |
| Precinct -0808 | 1,179 | 1,840 | 18 | 3,037 | 38.8% | 60.6% | R+21.8 |
| Precinct -0505 | 629 | 1,274 | 19 | 1,922 | 32.7% | 66.3% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -1313 | 591 | 1,169 | 18 | 1,778 | 33.2% | 65.7% | R+32.5 |
| Precinct -0707 | 442 | 1,128 | 19 | 1,589 | 27.8% | 71.0% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -1616 | 804 | 707 | 14 | 1,525 | 52.7% | 46.4% | D+6.4 |
| Precinct -0606 | 668 | 714 | 10 | 1,392 | 48.0% | 51.3% | R+3.3 |
| Precinct -0101 | 891 | 427 | 10 | 1,328 | 67.1% | 32.2% | D+34.9 |
| Precinct -1111 | 658 | 642 | 15 | 1,315 | 50.0% | 48.8% | D+1.2 |
| Precinct -0909 | 400 | 849 | 12 | 1,261 | 31.7% | 67.3% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -0202 | 613 | 587 | 12 | 1,212 | 50.6% | 48.4% | D+2.1 |
| Precinct -1212 | 386 | 727 | 14 | 1,127 | 34.3% | 64.5% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 214 | 579 | 9 | 802 | 26.7% | 72.2% | R+45.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +18.2% |
| 1896 | +27.4% |
| 1900 | +26.5% |
| 1904 | +76.3% |
| 1908 | +55.9% |
| 1912 | +78.5% |
| 1916 | +67.7% |
| 1920 | +64.6% |
| 1924 | +73.2% |
| 1928 | +59.0% |
| 1932 | +90.9% |
| 1936 | +91.5% |
| 1940 | +90.8% |
| 1944 | +86.4% |
| 1948 | +86.8% |
| 1952 | +75.8% |
| 1956 | +74.0% |
| 1960 | +64.2% |
| 1964 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | +34.3% |
| 1980 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | −11.3% |
| 1988 | −0.6% |
| 1992 | +13.9% |
| 1996 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −10.8% |
| 2008 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | −4.1% |
| 2016 | −11.5% |
| 2020 | −13.4% |
| 2024 | −13.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 42.4%11,701 | 55.4%15,292 | 27,612 |
| 2020 | R | 42.2%15,659 | 52.9%19,654 | 37,124 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35,985 | 18,772 | 10,794 | 6,402 | 17 |
| 2012 | 40,292 | 19,398 | 12,156 | 8,619 | 119 |
| 2016 | 43,559 | 18,621 | 13,195 | 11,552 | 191 |
| 2020 | 47,749 | 17,415 | 15,177 | 14,784 | 373 |
| 2022 | 50,611 | 17,159 | 15,780 | 17,302 | 370 |
| 2024 | 55,589 | 17,201 | 17,461 | 20,342 | 585 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,738 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +18,677 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $72,290 in average income, against $73,391 for residents who stayed — 2% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+21.4 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Franklin County, NC itself (R+13.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Wake County, NC1,371D+25.4
- Granville County, NC143R+9.4
- Vance County, NC135D+13.3
- Durham County, NC132D+61.7
- Johnston County, NC82R+21.5
- Nash County, NC65R+1.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Wake County, NC726
- Vance County, NC133
- Granville County, NC107
- Nash County, NC92
- Johnston County, NC67
- Durham County, NC48
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 | −114 |
| 2012 | +308 |
| 2013 | +536 |
| 2014 | +435 |
| 2015 | +758 |
| 2016 | +769 |
| 2017 | +1,285 |
| 2018 | +1,334 |
| 2019 | +1,867 |
| 2021 | +2,761 |
| 2022 | +2,289 |
| 2023 | +2,395 |
| 2024 | +2,316 |
| 2025 | +1,738 |
Franklin County, once a reliable Democratic stronghold in North Carolina's upper Coastal Plain fringe, has moved toward Republican margins as its exurban population around Louisburg absorbs spillover growth from the Raleigh metro.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 38.9 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 13.5 points.
A population of 74,386, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,240 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Suffolk city and Chatham County.
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Franklin County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37069/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.