Franklin leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Franklin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin, ~16% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franklin leans more Republican than 34 of 53 neighbors.
Franklin runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Franklin is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franklin. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Franklin leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Franklin votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Franklin runs about 33 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Franklin are family households, above 89% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Franklin, CA does.
Why turnout in Franklin looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Franklin have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Franklin have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elk Grove, CA D+19
- Hood, CA R+3
- Florin, CA D+25
- Vineyard, CA D+12
- Clarksburg, CA R+9
- Thornton, CA R+26
- Courtland, CA R+5
- Parkway, CA D+35
- Twin Cities, CA R+35
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cal Nev Ari, NV R+44
- Booneville, TN R+73
- State Line, IN R+46
- North Blandford, MA Even
- Honcut, CA R+41
- Keenan, WV R+60
- Lurgan, PA R+69
- China, AL R+11
- Kiserton, KY R+50
- Noxville, TX R+76
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.