Franklin Park is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Franklin Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin Park, ~40% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Franklin Park sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 8 leaning the other way.
Franklin Park runs about 13 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Franklin Park sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Franklin Park. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Franklin Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Franklin Park votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Franklin Park runs about 13 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Franklin Park, Toledo, OH sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Franklin Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Franklin Park 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 Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Del Rio, Jacksonville, FL R+20
- Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX R+29
- Westlake-San Francisco, Daly City, CA D+40
- Sandy Beach, Fall River, MA Even
- Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- Kenwood, Chicago, IL D+84
- Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA D+51
- Sandalwood, Jacksonville, FL R+6
- Cherry Creek, Denver, CO D+31
- Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI D+32
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.