Franklin Town leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Franklin Town typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin Town, ~51% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franklin Town leans more Democratic than 90 of 159 neighbors.
Franklin Town runs about 9 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Franklin Town 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 Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Franklin Town hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Franklin Town sits in the top fifth on density (about 66%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Franklin Town have never been married, above 79% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Franklin Town, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Town looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Franklin Town 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Franklin Town have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wrentham, MA D+9
- Bellingham, MA Even
- Norfolk, MA D+20
- Medway, MA D+16
- Millis, MA D+12
- West Foxboro, MA D+13
- South Walpole, MA D+16
- Plainville, MA D+6
- Hopedale, MA D+8
- Milford, MA D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seaside, CA D+36
- El Paso de Robles, CA R+2
- Rochester, NH R+9
- Union City, GA D+79
- Paradise Hills, NM D+6
- Pullman, WA D+44
- Andover, MN R+14
- Savage, MN D+10
- Erie, CO D+21
- Laguna Hills, CA D+2
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.