Franklin is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Franklin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% 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 39 of 72 neighbors.
Franklin runs about 65 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franklin. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 20 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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Franklin drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Franklin, GA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Franklin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Franklin is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Centralhatchee, GA R+73
- Enon Grove, GA R+74
- Cooksville, GA R+75
- Glenloch, GA R+75
- Denver, GA R+73
- Frolona, GA R+64
- Waresville, GA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Whiteland, IN R+45
- Aitkin, MN R+30
- Broken Bow, OK R+52
- Dundee, FL R+12
- Nyssa, OR R+38
- Muleshoe, TX R+46
- Vonore, TN R+62
- Lake Ozark, MO R+46
- Ronan, MT R+20
- Marshall, WI R+3
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.