Franklin County, Vermont: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 50,6382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,3132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lake County, CA · similarity 0.95
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 | −29.5% |
| 1896 | −48.1% |
| 1900 | −34.5% |
| 1904 | −47.0% |
| 1908 | −37.2% |
| 1912 | −2.7% |
| 1916 | −13.9% |
| 1920 | −34.6% |
| 1924 | −43.0% |
| 1928 | −4.8% |
| 1932 | +10.5% |
| 1936 | +10.6% |
| 1940 | +17.1% |
| 1944 | +16.0% |
| 1948 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | −16.1% |
| 1956 | −19.1% |
| 1960 | +12.7% |
| 1964 | +46.0% |
| 1968 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | −34.9% |
| 1976 | −4.8% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −20.1% |
| 1988 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | +24.8% |
| 2012 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | +2.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 13,030 | 12,269 | 26,505 | ||
| D | 13,611 | 11,274 | 25,830 | ||
| D | 9,351 | 8,752 | 21,411 | ||
| D | 12,057 | 7,405 | 19,888 | ||
| D | 13,179 | 7,853 | 21,460 | ||
| D | 10,598 | 8,936 | 19,920 | ||
| D | 9,514 | 8,395 | 19,194 | ||
| D | 8,790 | 4,617 | 16,206 | ||
| D | 8,004 | 5,484 | 18,751 | ||
| D | 7,372 | 7,293 | 14,834 | ||
| R | 5,755 | 8,683 | 14,562 | ||
| R | 5,914 | 5,998 | 13,445 | ||
| R | 5,610 | 6,190 | 11,986 | ||
| R | 3,898 | 8,109 | 12,065 | ||
| D | 6,027 | 5,218 | 11,681 | ||
| D | 8,823 | 3,261 | 12,086 | ||
| D | 7,028 | 5,444 | 12,472 | ||
| R | 4,840 | 7,125 | 11,965 | ||
| R | 5,018 | 6,949 | 12,018 | ||
| D | 5,455 | 4,897 | 10,444 | ||
| D | 6,036 | 4,374 | 10,411 | ||
| D | 7,439 | 5,258 | 12,760 | ||
| D | 6,817 | 5,507 | 12,360 | ||
| D | 6,179 | 4,999 | 11,286 | ||
| R | 5,477 | 6,031 | 11,548 | ||
| R | 1,649 | 4,594 | 6,847 | ||
| R | 2,342 | 4,869 | 7,298 | ||
| R | 2,107 | 2,796 | 4,957 | ||
| O | 1,317 | 1,433 | 4,321 | ||
| R | 1,048 | 2,360 | 3,531 | ||
| R | 881 | 2,522 | 3,492 | ||
| R | 1,316 | 2,738 | 4,125 | ||
| R | 1,150 | 3,444 | 4,773 | ||
| R | 1,353 | 2,540 | 4,018 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.9%
French
14.1%
American
13.7%
English
13.6%
German
7.9%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 40.8 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
$81,313
Franklin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Franklin County$81,313
Vermont$81,203
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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County, hugging the Quebec border along Lake Champlain, has moved steadily from reliably Democratic to competitive territory — the 2024 presidential race landed within 3 points, reflecting a rural working-class shift seen across northern New England.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 50,638, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,313 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Socorro County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Vermont voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,505 votes cast, 13,030 went Democratic and 12,269 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Vermont 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Franklin County, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin County, Vermont?
Franklin County, Vermont has a population of 50,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin County, Vermont is $81,313 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.