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1876–2024
Franklin County, Washington
Franklin County·Washington

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

A fast-growing Columbia Basin county where Latino voters now shape the electorate

18762024·38 elections
Franklin County, Washington · Allen4names · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
98,902
2024 ACS
Most similar
Adams County
WA · similarity 0.98
111 precincts · 31,897 votes cast
Trump · R+23
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−22.6%
11,88419,08631,897
2020R
−14.5%
13,34018,03932,404
2016R
−17.6%
8,88613,20624,614
2012R
−23.5%
8,39813,74822,764
2008R
−23.7%
7,36112,03719,696
2004R
−34.5%
5,18810,75716,159
2000R
−28.9%
4,6538,59413,614
1996R
−8.1%
4,9615,94612,096
1992R
−6.8%
3,7434,48610,937
1988R
−15.0%
4,7726,48811,452
1984R
−27.7%
4,3287,72412,268
1980R
−30.2%
3,7197,32711,961
1976R
−12.5%
4,3695,67110,403
1972R
−20.0%
3,8675,97210,523
1968R
−2.0%
4,0384,2349,575
1964D
+27.4%
6,3753,61510,058
1960D
+10.1%
5,1564,2019,409
1956D
+6.9%
4,3223,7638,090
1952R
−8.1%
2,7983,2916,107
1948D
+23.8%
2,5251,5414,130
1944D
+17.6%
1,9741,3813,371
1940D
+26.3%
1,8681,0842,983
1936D
+44.8%
1,7846222,594
1932D
+28.4%
1,5408382,473
1928R
−25.0%
7991,3392,161
1924R
−20.7%
2377092,276
1920R
−14.2%
5718391,887
1916D
+22.9%
1,1106711,916
1912D
+17.9%
6122931,785
1908R
−13.0%
4856431,214
1904R
−42.3%
223572826
1900D
+20.9%
8152139
1896D
+49.0%
11338153
1892D
+21.8%
5428119
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%
African American
1.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
27.5%
Other Christian
16.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Baptist
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Methodist
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Franklin County's population has nearly doubled since 2000, driven largely by agricultural-sector migration that has made it majority-Hispanic — yet its presidential margins have moved decisively rightward over the past three election cycles.

The Republican margin in Franklin County reached its widest at forty-two points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Franklin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,714, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 98,902 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 Adams County and Brazoria County.