Franks Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Franks Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franks Mill, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franks Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franks Mill leans more Republican than 50 of 72 neighbors.
Franks Mill runs about 60 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Franks Mill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Franks Mill 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 Franks Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Franks Mill drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Franks Mill are family households, above 77% of cities. Franks Mill runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Franks Mill, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Franks Mill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Franks Mill own their home, about 17 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Hill, VA R+61
- Stover, VA R+59
- Verona, VA R+42
- Churchville, VA R+51
- Staunton, VA R+9
- Moscow, VA R+61
- Mount Sidney, VA R+45
- Roman, VA R+42
- West View, VA R+50
- Swoope, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheek, TX R+23
- Harris, AR R+36
- Greeley Center, NE R+67
- Mount Royal, PA R+54
- Casa, AR R+71
- Garland, OK R+73
- Calpack, CA R+32
- Locke, TN R+50
- Centerton, OH R+58
- Peter, UT R+63
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.