Franklin County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Franklin County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~25% 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 13 of 14 neighbors.
Franklin County runs about 12 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Franklin County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+75), a spread of about 82 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.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 6% of residents in Franklin County live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Franklin County are family households, above 80% of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Franklin County, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Franklin County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Franklin County own their home, about 6 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Franklin County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Amite County, MS R+29
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Lincoln County, MS R+37
- Adams County, MS D+17
- Pike County, MS D+8
- Claiborne County, MS D+61
- Wilkinson County, MS D+38
- Concordia Parish, LA R+24
- Copiah County, MS D+6
- Tensas Parish, LA R+4
Counties with Similar Populations
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Washakie County, WY R+64
- Lincoln County, GA R+37
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
- Benton County, MS R+26
- Decatur County, IA R+44
- McCulloch County, TX R+56
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.