Franklin city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 3,887 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -101 - PRECINCT 1-1101 - PRECINCT 1-1 | 412 | 589 | 15 | 1,016 | 40.6% | 58.0% | R+17.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -201 - PRECINCT 2-1201 - PRECINCT 2-1 | 463 | 461 | 17 | 941 | 49.2% | 49.0% | D+0.2 |
| Precinct -601 - PRECINCT 6-1601 - PRECINCT 6-1 | 465 | 276 | 10 | 751 | 61.9% | 36.8% | D+25.2 |
| Precinct -401 - PRECINCT 4-1401 - PRECINCT 4-1 | 487 | 110 | 9 | 606 | 80.4% | 18.2% | D+62.2 |
| Precinct -501 - PRECINCT 5-1501 - PRECINCT 5-1 | 532 | 40 | 1 | 573 | 92.8% | 7.0% | D+85.9 |
| Precinct -301 - PRECICNT 3-1301 - PRECICNT 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 1-151620000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 2-151620000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 3-151620000301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 4-151620000401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 5-151620000501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 6-151620000601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1964–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −7.0% |
| 1972 | −37.3% |
| 1976 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | +11.4% |
| 1984 | −0.8% |
| 1988 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | +22.5% |
| 2000 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | +28.1% |
| 2012 | +30.7% |
| 2016 | +27.0% |
| 2020 | +25.6% |
| 2024 | +22.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,848 |
| 2018 | 5,690 |
| 2020 | 5,721 |
| 2022 | 5,905 |
| 2024 | 6,146 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+78 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −169 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,624 in average income, against $60,420 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+8.5 on average — 31 points more Republican-leaning than Franklin city, VA itself (D+22.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Southampton County, VA76R+25.4
- Suffolk city, VA52D+15.8
- Isle of Wight County, VA24R+19.7
- Chesapeake city, VA23D+3.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Southampton County, VA90
- Suffolk city, VA35
- Isle of Wight County, VA25
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 | −100 |
| 2012 | +20 |
| 2013 | +60 |
| 2014 | −144 |
| 2015 | −20 |
| 2016 | −84 |
| 2017 | −30 |
| 2018 | −91 |
| 2019 | −166 |
| 2021 | +4 |
| 2022 | +139 |
| 2023 | +82 |
| 2024 | +83 |
| 2025 | +78 |
Franklin City, a small independent city in Virginia's Coastal Plain, votes Democratic by wide margins—its 2024 presidential result of D+22.8 reflects a majority-Black electorate that has anchored the city's partisan lean for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 37.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.7 points.
A population of 8,250, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,245 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Martinsville city and Emporia city.
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Franklin city, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51620/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.