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1876–2024
Franklin County, Indiana
Franklin County·Indiana

Franklin County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Franklin County, Indiana · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,020
2024 ACS
Most similar
Patrick County
VA · similarity 1.00
23 precincts · 12,034 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.4%
2,0619,81012,034
2020R
−62.9%
2,1379,69112,000
2016R
−60.4%
1,9678,66511,091
2012R
−42.7%
2,9097,42410,580
2008R
−34.1%
3,4047,01810,610
2004R
−40.6%
2,9256,9779,992
2000R
−35.9%
2,5915,5878,339
1996R
−17.0%
2,8084,1677,975
1992R
−16.8%
2,4563,8318,167
1988R
−31.7%
2,4724,7777,271
1984R
−39.8%
2,2255,2027,472
1980R
−22.3%
2,8344,5517,701
1976R
−4.7%
3,2343,5576,845
1972R
−33.8%
2,1314,3246,479
1968R
−16.3%
2,3863,4686,634
1964D
+15.2%
4,0212,9566,995
1960R
−7.7%
3,5234,1087,645
1956R
−26.4%
2,5734,4297,028
1952R
−28.8%
2,5484,6307,230
1948R
−10.9%
2,8603,5666,468
1944R
−19.9%
2,5303,7966,346
1940R
−16.4%
3,1424,3817,539
1936D
+13.1%
3,8912,9527,164
1932D
+27.0%
4,7042,6877,459
1928D
+5.4%
3,8173,4267,260
1924D
+8.3%
3,9153,2967,418
1920D
+7.7%
3,6713,1376,893
1916D
+23.2%
2,4261,4954,015
1912D
+34.6%
2,3059293,975
1908D
+21.7%
2,6161,6704,368
1904D
+17.1%
2,5011,7574,353
1900D
+22.9%
2,7811,7384,562
1896D
+23.4%
2,8441,7604,623
1892D
+27.5%
2,8591,6104,539
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.9%
Baptist
9.0%
Other Christian
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Methodist
2.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Franklin County, tucked in Indiana's southeastern corner, recorded an R+64.4 margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting a rural, small-county electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Franklin County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Franklin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,074, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,020 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Patrick County and Wythe County.