Franklin County, Washington: New American county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 98,9022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,7142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 45.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Adams County, WA · similarity 0.98
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 | +21.8% |
| 1896 | +49.0% |
| 1900 | +20.9% |
| 1904 | −42.3% |
| 1908 | −13.0% |
| 1912 | +17.9% |
| 1916 | +22.9% |
| 1920 | −14.2% |
| 1924 | −20.7% |
| 1928 | −25.0% |
| 1932 | +28.4% |
| 1936 | +44.8% |
| 1940 | +26.3% |
| 1944 | +17.6% |
| 1948 | +23.8% |
| 1952 | −8.1% |
| 1956 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | +10.1% |
| 1964 | +27.4% |
| 1968 | −2.0% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | −12.5% |
| 1980 | −30.2% |
| 1984 | −27.7% |
| 1988 | −15.0% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −8.1% |
| 2000 | −28.9% |
| 2004 | −34.5% |
| 2008 | −23.7% |
| 2012 | −23.5% |
| 2016 | −17.6% |
| 2020 | −14.5% |
| 2024 | −22.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,884 | 19,086 | 31,897 | ||
| R | 13,340 | 18,039 | 32,404 | ||
| R | 8,886 | 13,206 | 24,614 | ||
| R | 8,398 | 13,748 | 22,764 | ||
| R | 7,361 | 12,037 | 19,696 | ||
| R | 5,188 | 10,757 | 16,159 | ||
| R | 4,653 | 8,594 | 13,614 | ||
| R | 4,961 | 5,946 | 12,096 | ||
| R | 3,743 | 4,486 | 10,937 | ||
| R | 4,772 | 6,488 | 11,452 | ||
| R | 4,328 | 7,724 | 12,268 | ||
| R | 3,719 | 7,327 | 11,961 | ||
| R | 4,369 | 5,671 | 10,403 | ||
| R | 3,867 | 5,972 | 10,523 | ||
| R | 4,038 | 4,234 | 9,575 | ||
| D | 6,375 | 3,615 | 10,058 | ||
| D | 5,156 | 4,201 | 9,409 | ||
| D | 4,322 | 3,763 | 8,090 | ||
| R | 2,798 | 3,291 | 6,107 | ||
| D | 2,525 | 1,541 | 4,130 | ||
| D | 1,974 | 1,381 | 3,371 | ||
| D | 1,868 | 1,084 | 2,983 | ||
| D | 1,784 | 622 | 2,594 | ||
| D | 1,540 | 838 | 2,473 | ||
| R | 799 | 1,339 | 2,161 | ||
| O | 237 | 709 | 2,276 | ||
| R | 571 | 839 | 1,887 | ||
| D | 1,110 | 671 | 1,916 | ||
| O | 612 | 293 | 1,785 | ||
| R | 485 | 643 | 1,214 | ||
| R | 223 | 572 | 826 | ||
| D | 81 | 52 | 139 | ||
| D | 113 | 38 | 153 | ||
| D | 54 | 28 | 119 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.0%
English
7.1%
Irish
4.8%
American
2.6%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.4%
African American
1.5%
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: 30.9 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
$86,714
Franklin County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Franklin County$86,714
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Franklin County ranks in the top 10% 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
50.5%
speak English only
Spanish45.9%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin County's population has nearly doubled since 2000, driven largely by agricultural-sector migration that has made it majority-Hispanic — yet its presidential margins have moved decisively rightward over the past three election cycles.
Franklin County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of forty-nine points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved eight points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,714, and a population of 98,902. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Brazoria County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Washington voted Republican by 22.6 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,897 votes cast, 11,884 went Democratic and 19,086 went Republican.
What is Franklin County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin County, Washington in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did Franklin County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Franklin County, Washington?
Franklin County, Washington has a population of 98,902 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Washington?
Median household income in Franklin County, Washington is $86,714 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.