A mid-size Kentucky metro where manufacturing and bourbon country meet
Franklin sits in Simpson County near the Tennessee line, a small city whose economy blends light industry with agriculture. Statewide Republican margins here have grown sharply over the past decade, tracking a broader rural Kentucky realignment.
| Group | Franklin, KY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 85.7% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 9.2% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 1.8% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -73.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.4% | 74.1% | — | — | |
| 5.9% | 13.0% | — | — | |
| 2.2% | 5.0% | — | — | |
| 2.2% | 4.9% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 3.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.1% | 2.5% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 54.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Franklin, KY metro area? 71,234 residents across 4 counties.
15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 18pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+36.7 | R+26.7 | 10.0pp |