† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFranklinLouisianaUnited States
African American†49.4%29.3%9.9%
French9.0%9.6%1.6%
German4.1%6.9%12.5%
American3.6%7.4%5.3%
Irish3.1%6.6%9.4%
English3.1%7.3%9.5%
Italian2.5%4.3%4.8%
French Canadian1.6%1.6%—
Scottish0.2%1.0%1.3%
Mexican2.3%2.1%11.3%
Honduran1.2%1.6%0.3%
Spanish0.7%0.7%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.2%0.2%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Franklin
Louisiana
United States
Median age
37.7
38
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Franklin
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$39,518
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Franklin
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Franklin
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Franklin, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.6%
2008
+23.2%
2012
+22.0%
2016
+17.8%
2020
+15.9%
2024
+9.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
54.3%Harris1,603
44.5%Trump1,316
1.2%
D+9.7
R+6.2
D+11.2
2,954
D
57.2%Biden1,671
41.3%Trump1,206
1.5%
D+15.9
R+1.9
D+11.5
2,922
D
57.8%Clinton1,848
40.0%Trump1,278
2.2%
D+17.8
R+4.2
D+15.8
3,195
D
60.4%Obama2,090
38.3%Romney1,327
1.3%
D+22.0
R+1.1
D+18.2
3,462
D
60.7%Obama2,086
37.5%McCain1,290
1.7%
D+23.2
R+2.4
D+15.9
3,436
D
62.7%Kerry2,137
37.1%Bush1,266
0.1%
D+25.6
—
D+28.0
3,408
Franklin anchors St. Mary Parish along the Teche corridor, where a majority-Black city population and historically oil-dependent regional economy have shaped a competitive local electoral landscape distinct from statewide trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.
A population of 6,461, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,518 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ville Platte and Reserve.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Franklin, Louisiana voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+9.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,954 votes cast, 1,603 went Democratic and 1,316 went Republican.
How many people live in Franklin, Louisiana?
Franklin, Louisiana has a population of 6,461 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin, Louisiana?
Median household income in Franklin, Louisiana is $39,518 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Franklin, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Franklin, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
