Franklin County, Ohio: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+28%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,333,0482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,1762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mecklenburg County, NC · similarity 0.99
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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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 | +3.7% |
| 1896 | −5.0% |
| 1900 | −5.7% |
| 1904 | −26.8% |
| 1908 | −10.4% |
| 1912 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | +16.7% |
| 1920 | −10.2% |
| 1924 | −33.0% |
| 1928 | −32.2% |
| 1932 | −7.2% |
| 1936 | +17.0% |
| 1940 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | −5.2% |
| 1948 | −7.5% |
| 1952 | −20.5% |
| 1956 | −31.6% |
| 1960 | −18.7% |
| 1964 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | −16.6% |
| 1972 | −29.6% |
| 1976 | −14.1% |
| 1980 | −15.3% |
| 1984 | −30.4% |
| 1988 | −20.9% |
| 1992 | −2.2% |
| 1996 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | +22.7% |
| 2016 | +25.6% |
| 2020 | +31.4% |
| 2024 | +28.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 380,518 | 210,830 | 604,184 | ||
| D | 409,144 | 211,237 | 630,577 | ||
| D | 351,198 | 199,331 | 593,435 | ||
| D | 346,373 | 215,997 | 574,610 | ||
| D | 334,709 | 218,486 | 561,763 | ||
| D | 285,801 | 237,253 | 525,827 | ||
| D | 202,018 | 197,862 | 414,074 | ||
| D | 192,795 | 178,412 | 400,515 | ||
| R | 176,656 | 186,324 | 444,801 | ||
| R | 147,585 | 226,265 | 377,357 | ||
| R | 131,530 | 250,360 | 390,474 | ||
| R | 143,932 | 200,948 | 373,045 | ||
| R | 141,624 | 189,645 | 340,712 | ||
| R | 117,562 | 219,771 | 344,808 | ||
| R | 101,240 | 148,933 | 287,624 | ||
| D | 154,527 | 131,345 | 285,872 | ||
| R | 110,283 | 161,178 | 271,461 | ||
| R | 78,852 | 151,544 | 230,396 | ||
| R | 91,620 | 138,894 | 230,514 | ||
| R | 84,806 | 98,707 | 184,999 | ||
| R | 89,394 | 99,292 | 188,686 | ||
| D | 96,601 | 92,533 | 189,134 | ||
| D | 90,746 | 63,830 | 158,047 | ||
| R | 58,539 | 67,957 | 130,160 | ||
| R | 47,084 | 92,019 | 139,712 | ||
| R | 26,505 | 61,891 | 107,295 | ||
| R | 48,452 | 59,691 | 110,064 | ||
| D | 34,103 | 24,107 | 59,727 | ||
| D | 20,697 | 12,791 | 50,715 | ||
| R | 23,314 | 28,914 | 54,097 | ||
| R | 15,502 | 27,439 | 44,622 | ||
| R | 19,809 | 22,237 | 42,636 | ||
| R | 18,320 | 20,291 | 39,053 | ||
| D | 15,495 | 14,341 | 30,835 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
Irish
11.2%
English
10.0%
Italian
5.1%
American
3.8%
Polish
2.2%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
18.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 34.8 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
$75,176
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Franklin County$75,176
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other languages4.9%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County anchors Ohio's capital and largest city, producing Democratic presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles. Its rapid population growth, driven by a major research university and healthcare sector, has steadily widened that gap.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-one points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
A population of 1,333,048, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,176 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mecklenburg County and Montgomery County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Ohio voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 604,184 votes cast, 380,518 went Democratic and 210,830 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Ohio in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Franklin County, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Ohio voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in Franklin County, Ohio?
Franklin County, Ohio has a population of 1,333,048 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Ohio?
Median household income in Franklin County, Ohio is $75,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.