HarrisDemocratic24.1%4,257TrumpRepublican74.6%13,200KennedyIndependent1.3%228
R+50.5- Lead
- 8,943
- Total
- 17,692
- vs nation
- R+49.1
- Turnout
- 61.3%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 61.3% of 28,842 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic25.5%4,760TrumpRepublican73.0%13,622JorgensenLibertarian0.8%141
R+47.5- Lead
- 8,862
- Total
- 18,669
- vs nation
- R+51.9
- Turnout
- 64.1%
ClintonDemocratic25.3%4,727TrumpRepublican70.1%13,116JohnsonLibertarian2.9%541
R+44.8- Lead
- 8,389
- Total
- 18,711
- vs nation
- R+46.9
- Turnout
- 61.2%
ObamaDemocratic40.5%7,254RomneyRepublican57.3%10,267JOHNSONLibertarian1.3%241
R+16.8- Lead
- 3,013
- Total
- 17,914
- vs nation
- R+20.7
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic47.6%8,880McCainRepublican50.4%9,404OtherAll other candidates1.9%357
R+2.8- Lead
- 524
- Total
- 18,641
- vs nation
- R+10.1
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic45.6%8,816BushRepublican53.7%10,388OtherAll other candidates0.8%148
R+8.1- Lead
- 1,572
- Total
- 19,352
- vs nation
- R+5.7
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic53.1%10,201BushRepublican44.2%8,490NaderGreen1.8%347
D+8.9- Lead
- 1,711
- Total
- 19,212
- vs nation
- D+8.4
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic56.5%9,814DoleRepublican30.8%5,354PerotReform12.1%2,096
D+25.7- Lead
- 4,460
- Total
- 17,358
- vs nation
- D+17.2
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 37,3232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33.7 in 1992MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50.5 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, IL · twin score 92.9
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 61.3%17,692 participants ÷ 28,842 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +16.5 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -5.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 44.8%–54.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 18,711 | 30,568 | 61.2% | C/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 19,149 | 30,277 | 63.2% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 19,202 | 29,974 | 64.1% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 13,939 | 29,331 | 47.5% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 17,692 | 28,842 | 61.3% | C/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
70 precincts · 17,848 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Benton 5Benton 5 | 284 | 806 | 30 | 1,120 | 25.4% | 72.0% | R+46.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Frankfort 1Frankfort 1 | 249 | 729 | 20 | 998 | 24.9% | 73.0% | R+48.1 |
| Precinct -CaveCave | 153 | 726 | 17 | 896 | 17.1% | 81.0% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -Frankfort 4Frankfort 4 | 199 | 632 | 15 | 846 | 23.5% | 74.7% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -Denning 4Denning 4 | 167 | 562 | 12 | 741 | 22.5% | 75.8% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -Goode 1Goode 1 | 182 | 474 | 18 | 674 | 27.0% | 70.3% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -Benton 1Benton 1 | 184 | 468 | 20 | 672 | 27.4% | 69.6% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -Six Mile 1Six Mile 1 | 161 | 494 | 13 | 668 | 24.1% | 74.0% | R+49.9 |
| Precinct -Tyrone 2Tyrone 2 | 180 | 478 | 8 | 666 | 27.0% | 71.8% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -Goode 2Goode 2 | 168 | 465 | 22 | 655 | 25.6% | 71.0% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -Browning 2Browning 2 | 138 | 464 | 14 | 616 | 22.4% | 75.3% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -Frankfort 3Frankfort 3 | 171 | 407 | 19 | 597 | 28.6% | 68.2% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -Benton 2Benton 2 | 162 | 405 | 17 | 584 | 27.7% | 69.3% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -Benton 4Benton 4 | 121 | 439 | 17 | 577 | 21.0% | 76.1% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -Tyrone 4Tyrone 4 | 135 | 423 | 11 | 569 | 23.7% | 74.3% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -Six Mile 3Six Mile 3 | 109 | 397 | 10 | 516 | 21.1% | 76.9% | R+55.8 |
| Precinct -Frankfort 2Frankfort 2 | 130 | 336 | 8 | 474 | 27.4% | 70.9% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -Tyrone 1Tyrone 1 | 98 | 346 | 7 | 451 | 21.7% | 76.7% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -Benton 7Benton 7 | 123 | 307 | 12 | 442 | 27.8% | 69.5% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -Ewing 2Ewing 2 | 109 | 295 | 8 | 412 | 26.5% | 71.6% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -Six Mile 2Six Mile 2 | 112 | 292 | 6 | 410 | 27.3% | 71.2% | R+43.9 |
| Precinct -Denning 2Denning 2 | 95 | 284 | 9 | 388 | 24.5% | 73.2% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -Denning 1Denning 1 | 77 | 290 | 9 | 376 | 20.5% | 77.1% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -Denning 5Denning 5 | 99 | 235 | 7 | 341 | 29.0% | 68.9% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -Tyrone 5Tyrone 5 | 76 | 253 | 4 | 333 | 22.8% | 76.0% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -Browning 1Browning 1 | 73 | 244 | 10 | 327 | 22.3% | 74.6% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -BarrenBarren | 68 | 250 | 5 | 323 | 21.1% | 77.4% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -Ewing 1Ewing 1 | 54 | 256 | 8 | 318 | 17.0% | 80.5% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -Benton 3Benton 3 | 50 | 249 | 2 | 301 | 16.6% | 82.7% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -EasternEastern | 52 | 233 | 12 | 297 | 17.5% | 78.5% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -Browning 3Browning 3 | 64 | 218 | 4 | 286 | 22.4% | 76.2% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -Tyrone 3Tyrone 3 | 58 | 192 | 4 | 254 | 22.8% | 75.6% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -Benton 6Benton 6 | 68 | 171 | 5 | 244 | 27.9% | 70.1% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -NorthernNorthern | 44 | 191 | 4 | 239 | 18.4% | 79.9% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -Denning 3Denning 3 | 44 | 189 | 4 | 237 | 18.6% | 79.7% | R+61.2 |
| BARREN Voting District17_17055BA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 1 Voting District17_17055BE01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 2 Voting District17_17055BE02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 3 Voting District17_17055BE03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 4 Voting District17_17055BE04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 5 Voting District17_17055BE05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 6 Voting District17_17055BE06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 7 Voting District17_17055BE07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNING 1 Voting District17_17055BR01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNING 2 Voting District17_17055BR02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNING 3 Voting District17_17055BR03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| CAVE 1 Voting District17_17055CA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DENNING 1 Voting District17_17055DE01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DENNING 2 Voting District17_17055DE02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DENNING 3 Voting District17_17055DE03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DENNING 4 Voting District17_17055DE04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DENNING 5 Voting District17_17055DE05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| EASTERN Voting District17_17055EA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| EWING 1 Voting District17_17055EW01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| EWING 2 Voting District17_17055EW02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FRANKFORT 1 Voting District17_17055FR01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FRANKFORT 2 Voting District17_17055FR02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FRANKFORT 3 Voting District17_17055FR03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FRANKFORT 4 Voting District17_17055FR04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GOODE 1 Voting District17_17055GD01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GOODE 2 Voting District17_17055GD02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| NORTHERN Voting District17_17055NR01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| SIX MILE 1 Voting District17_17055SX01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| SIX MILE 2 Voting District17_17055SX02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| SIX MILE 3 Voting District17_17055SX03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| TYRONE 1 Voting District17_17055TY01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| TYRONE 2 Voting District17_17055TY02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| TYRONE 3 Voting District17_17055TY03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| TYRONE 4 Voting District17_17055TY04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| TYRONE 5 Voting District17_17055TY05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.1% |
| 1896 | +4.5% |
| 1900 | +2.5% |
| 1904 | −6.6% |
| 1908 | −2.6% |
| 1912 | +5.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −18.2% |
| 1924 | −5.8% |
| 1928 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | +30.9% |
| 1936 | +17.1% |
| 1940 | +9.0% |
| 1944 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | −2.0% |
| 1960 | −2.1% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | −8.4% |
| 1976 | +26.6% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | +17.8% |
| 1992 | +33.7% |
| 1996 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | −8.1% |
| 2008 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | −16.8% |
| 2016 | −44.8% |
| 2020 | −47.5% |
| 2024 | −50.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate special elections
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 28,137 |
| 2018 | 35,126 |
| 2020 | 38,966 |
| 2022 | 41,499 |
| 2024 | 29,749 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+109 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −818 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,538 in average income, against $61,239 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Franklin County, IL itself (R+50.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Williamson County, IL212R+38.7
- Jefferson County, IL56R+47.7
- Jackson County, IL41D+3.5
- Perry County, IL36R+51.9
- Saline County, IL23R+49.0
- Hamilton County, IL20R+63.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Williamson County, IL258
- Jefferson County, IL75
- Jackson County, IL46
- Perry County, IL27
- Hamilton County, IL25
- Saline County, IL25
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 | +78 |
| 2012 | −95 |
| 2013 | −224 |
| 2014 | −87 |
| 2015 | +3 |
| 2016 | −269 |
| 2017 | −24 |
| 2018 | −248 |
| 2019 | −173 |
| 2021 | +25 |
| 2022 | −11 |
| 2023 | +104 |
| 2024 | −6 |
| 2025 | +109 |
Franklin County, anchored by the former coal-mining hub of Benton, has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades as the regional economy moved away from extraction industries, producing some of the state's widest partisan gaps.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.7 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.5 points.
A population of 37,323, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,740 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Henry County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Marion County
Illinois
92.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Evangelical≠ Italian ancestry
Henry County
Missouri
88.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
Jefferson County
Illinois
88.7twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Evangelical≠ Italian ancestry
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin County, Illinois voted Republican by 50.5 points (R+50.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,692 votes cast, 4,257 went Democratic and 13,200 went Republican.
When did Franklin County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin County, Illinois voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Franklin County, Illinois?
Franklin County, Illinois has a population of 37,323 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin County, Illinois?
Median household income in Franklin County, Illinois is $56,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Franklin County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.