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Franklin·Louisiana

Franklin moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
LA
Franklin
HarrisD+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic54.3%1,603
Donald TrumpRepublican44.5%1,316
OtherAll other candidates1.2%35
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +9.7% in 2024.+9.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.2%
2012+22.3%
2016+17.8%
2020+15.9%
2024+9.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.3%Harris1,603
44.5%Trump1,316
1.2%
+9.7%
2,954
D
57.2%Biden1,671
41.3%Trump1,206
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
+15.9%
2,922
D
57.8%Clinton1,848
40.0%Trump1,278
2.2%incl. Johnson
+17.8%
3,195
D
61.2%Obama2,090
38.8%Romney1,327
0.0%
+22.3%
3,417
D
60.7%Obama2,086
37.5%McCain1,290
1.7%
+23.2%
3,436

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorFranklinCityLouisianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White37.3%56.9%61.0%
Black49.6%30.7%12.2%
Asian0.4%1.7%6.0%
Two or more races8.1%7.4%12.6%
Other race4.6%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%7.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$39,518$60,756$84,427
Poverty rate27.3%19.0%12.5%
Median age37.73839.1
Age 18–247.5%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.3%16.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)13.6%27.1%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home10.0%8.5%22.3%
Spanish7.3%4.7%13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.2%1.5%0.7%
Vietnamese1.0%0.5%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryFrench 12.9%French 9.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 5.8%American 7.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryAmerican 5.2%English 7.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic28.9%County context26.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant24.9%County context25.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed38.7%County context36.8%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
12.9%
German
5.8%
American
5.2%
Irish
4.4%
English
4.4%
Italian
3.6%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.2%
Vietnamese1.0%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
28.9%
Evangelical Protestant
24.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Black Protestant
2.6%
Other Christian
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Unaffiliated or not counted38.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Franklin sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.2 points in 2008. 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 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,518 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin, Louisiana vote in 2024?
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.
What is Franklin, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Franklin, Louisiana in the "" typology. 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
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 5 presidential elections in Franklin, Louisiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.