Franklinton is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Franklinton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklinton, ~18% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklinton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franklinton leans more Republican than 60 of 86 neighbors.
Franklinton runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Franklinton 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 Franklinton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Franklinton, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Franklinton, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Franklinton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Franklinton have completed high school, about 12 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bethlehem, KY R+61
- Delville, KY R+55
- Perry Park, KY R+60
- Lockport, KY R+62
- New Castle, KY R+46
- Port Royal, KY R+51
- Pleasureville, KY R+56
- Gratz, KY R+61
- DeFoe, KY R+59
- North Pleasureville, KY R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jenkins, IL R+53
- Lincolnville, PA R+59
- Fryburg, ND R+69
- Viola, IA R+31
- Hoag, NE R+58
- Blue Brick, SC D+6
- Pons, VA R+25
- Black Springs, AR R+73
- Altona, IN R+53
- Grass Valley, OR R+63
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of 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.