Franklin leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Franklin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin, ~64% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~-7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franklin leans more Democratic than 69 of 95 neighbors.
Franklin runs about 21 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Franklin sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franklin. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 14 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.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Franklin hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Franklin sits in the top fifth on density (about 98%, in the top fraction of cities). Franklin runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Franklin, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Franklin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Franklin is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Franklin own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Franklin have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bingham Farms, MI D+26
- Beverly Hills, MI D+25
- Southfield, MI D+70
- Lathrup Village, MI D+74
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Birmingham, MI D+21
- Farmington Hills, MI D+25
- West Bloomfield, MI D+14
- Farmington, MI D+26
- Berkley, MI D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Applewood, CO D+24
- Windham, OH R+39
- Riner, VA R+52
- Hamilton, TX R+67
- Tularosa, NM R+28
- Weaverville, CA R+14
- Roundup, MT R+63
- Amissville, VA R+35
- Cheney, KS R+53
- Scio, OR R+43
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.