Franklin County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Franklin County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Franklin County leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Franklin County runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Franklin County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Franklin County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Franklin County hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Franklin County, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Franklin County looks the way it does
Turnout in Franklin County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Logan County, AR R+63
- Crawford County, AR R+54
- Johnson County, AR R+54
- Sebastian County, AR R+29
- Scott County, AR R+70
- Yell County, AR R+59
- Madison County, AR R+61
- Pope County, AR R+47
- Sequoyah County, OK R+58
- Washington County, AR R+3
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cooper County, MO R+46
- Chickasaw County, MS R+12
- Mason County, KY R+42
- Dallas County, MO R+66
- Mariposa County, CA R+16
- Morgan County, WV R+56
- Tama County, IA R+25
- Henry County, AL R+45
- Arkansas County, AR R+33
- Clayton County, IA R+39
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.