West Franklin leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 79% of adults in West Franklin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Franklin, ~24% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Franklin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Franklin leans more Republican than 7 of 73 neighbors.
West Franklin runs about 21 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why West 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 West Franklin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in West Franklin drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Franklin, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in West Franklin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marrs Center, IN R+46
- Caborn, IN R+47
- St. Philip, IN R+36
- Smith Mills, KY R+58
- Mount Vernon, IN R+40
- Geneva, KY R+56
- Wilson, KY R+51
- Lippe, IN R+53
- Henderson, KY R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lambs Creek, PA R+48
- Eckelson, ND R+55
- Helmer, ID R+54
- Rio Creek, WI R+42
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Rockville, PA R+54
- Oxford Mills, IA R+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.