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Franklin County, MA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Springfield, MA
Designated Market Area: Springfield-Holyoke, MA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 70,871   ( 161 from 2020)
Land area: 699.2 square miles
Population density: 101.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:62,559 88.27% 1.6%
Black:1,0601.50% 7.9%
Indian:2350.33% 6.4%
Asian:1,5142.14% 15.3%
2+ races:1,3981.97% 2.9%
Hispanic:4,1055.79% 14.7%
Total non-White:8,31211.73% 11.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,081 7.3
Deaths:3,36511.8
Net Migration: 5121.8
Net Immigration: 6352.2
Change in White population:-988 -1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:827 1.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Franklin County, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,227 R +2,952 R + 6.7%
D -1,725
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,064 D +1,763 R + 1.5%
D +3,827
2020 vs. 2016 R +837 D +4,715 D + 5.2%
D +5,552
2024 vs. 2012 R +3,084 R +1,851 R + 9.7%
D +1,233
2016 vs. 2008 R +819 R +4,260 R + 8.5%
D -3,441
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 72% Kamala Harris (D) 28,305 67.0% Donald Trump (R) 12,428 29.4% 1,515 [+] 3.6% 42,248 -7 -20 1.22%
2020 73% Joe Biden (D) 30,030 70.7% Donald Trump* (R) 11,201 26.4% 1,227 [+] 2.9% 42,458 -6 -20 1.17%
2016 67% Hillary Clinton (D) 24,478 63.1% Donald Trump (R) 10,364 26.7% 3,979 [+] 10.2% 38,821 -6 -19 1.17%
2012 66% Barack Obama* (D) 27,072 71.7% Mitt Romney (R) 9,344 24.7% 1,342 [+] 3.6% 37,758 -13 -22 1.19%
2008 68% Barack Obama (D) 27,919 72.5% John McCain (R) 9,545 24.8% 1,065 [+] 2.8% 38,529 -11 -21 1.25%
2004 67% John Kerry (D) 25,550 68.4% George W. Bush* (R) 11,058 29.6% 773 [+] 2.1% 37,381 -7 -21 1.28%
2000 61% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 17,945 53.8% George W. Bush (R) 10,176 30.5% 5,245 [+] 15.7% 33,366 -2 -17 1.23%
1996 61% Bill Clinton* (D) 19,728 60.3% Robert Dole (R) 8,055 24.6% 4,959 [+] 15.1% 32,742 -3 -16 1.28%
1992 67% Bill Clinton (D) 17,246 48.1% Ross Perot (I) 9,642 26.9% 8,939 [+] 25.0% 35,827 -5 -13 1.29%
1988 64% Michael Dukakis (D) 19,310 58.3% George Bush (R) 13,475 40.7% 338 [+] 1.0% 33,123 -5 -13 1.26%
1984 63% Ronald Reagan* (R) 15,883 50.4% Walter Mondale (D) 15,502 49.2% 148 0.5% 31,533 -1 -8 1.23%
1980 63% Ronald Reagan (R) 12,528 41.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,830 39.3% 5,764 [+] 19.1% 30,122 0 -9 1.19%
1976 72% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,985 48.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 14,837 47.6% 1,359 [+] 4.4% 31,181 7 0 1.22%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 16,088 56.9% George McGovern (D) 11,968 42.3% 207 [+] 0.7% 28,263 12 -4 1.15%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 12,345 48.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 12,072 47.6% 969 [+] 3.8% 25,386 16 5 1.09%
1964 72% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 17,106 66.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 8,344 32.6% 174 0.7% 25,624 9 -6 1.09%
1960 81% Richard Nixon (R) 15,682 56.0% John Kennedy (D) 12,282 43.8% 47 0.2% 28,011 16 6 1.13%
1956 75% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 19,779 72.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,574 27.6% 83 0.3% 27,436 13 15 1.17%
1952 78% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 19,489 68.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 8,729 30.9% 50 0.2% 28,268 15 14 1.19%
1948 70% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,919 61.2% Harry Truman* (D) 9,231 37.9% 223 [+] 0.9% 24,373 18 16 1.16%
1944 67% Thomas Dewey (R) 13,252 58.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,400 41.4% 51 0.2% 22,703 11 12 1.16%
1940 71% Wendell Willkie (R) 14,137 59.6% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,472 39.9% 119 0.5% 23,728 13 15 1.17%
1936 76% Alf Landon (R) 13,756 58.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,324 39.3% 641 [+] 2.7% 23,721 16 21 1.29%
1932 63% Herbert Hoover* (R) 13,040 66.0% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,248 31.6% 460 [+] 2.3% 19,748 19 26 1.25%
1928 66% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,333 70.5% Al Smith (D) 5,842 28.7% 149 [+] 0.7% 20,324 21 12 1.29%
1924 48% Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,350 77.1% John Davis (D) 2,089 14.2% 1,278 [+] 8.7% 14,717 15 23 1.30%
1920 42% Warren Harding (R) 9,931 77.8% James Cox (D) 2,542 19.9% 284 [+] 2.2% 12,757 9 18 1.28%
1916 26% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,353 56.9% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,054 39.9% 239 [+] 3.1% 7,646 6 11 1.44%
1912 27% William Taft* (R) 2,636 36.1% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,268 31.0% 2,402 [+] 32.9% 7,306 4 13 1.50%
1908 27% William Taft (R) 4,824 67.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,637 23.0% 647 [+] 9.1% 7,108 10 16 1.56%
1904 27% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,034 71.4% Alton Parker (D) 1,672 23.7% 344 [+] 4.9% 7,050 13 15 1.58%
1900 28% William McKinley* (R) 4,937 70.5% William J. Bryan (D) 1,874 26.7% 195 [+] 2.8% 7,006 13 19 1.69%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franklin County, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 71% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 27,921 66.9% John Deaton (R) 13,737 32.9% 57 [+] 0.1% 41,715 -7 1.22%
2022 G 54% Maura Healey (D) 22,287 70.5% Geoff Diehl (R) 8,788 27.8% 540 [+] 1.7% 31,615 -7 1.27%
2020 S2 72% Ed Markey* (D) 29,900 71.5% Kevin O'Connor (R) 11,241 26.9% 684 [+] 1.6% 41,825 -6 1.17%
2018 S1 57% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 22,912 69.5% Geoff Diehl (R) 8,790 26.7% 1,274 [+] 3.9% 32,976 -10 1.22%
2018 G 56% Charlie Baker* (R) 18,263 55.7% Jay Gonzalez (D) 14,507 44.2% 35 [+] 0.1% 32,805 -11 1.23%
2014 S2 45% Ed Markey* (D) 18,785 73.1% Brian Herr (R) 6,899 26.8% 28 [+] 0.1% 25,712 -11 1.23%
2014 G 46% Martha Coakley (D) 15,077 57.3% Charlie Baker (R) 8,826 33.5% 2,407 [+] 9.1% 26,310 -15 1.22%
2013 S2 28% Ed Markey (D) 10,830 66.8% Gabriel Gomez (R) 5,276 32.5% 117 [+] 0.7% 16,223 -12 1.38%
2012 S1 65% Elizabeth Warren (D) 25,114 66.7% Scott Brown* (R) 12,495 33.2% 27 [+] 0.1% 37,636 -13 1.19%
2010 S1 48% Martha Coakley (D) 17,382 62.6% Scott Brown (R) 9,908 35.7% 457 [+] 1.6% 27,747 -16 1.23%
2010 G 48% Deval Patrick* (D) 17,068 61.5% Charlie Baker (R) 6,838 24.6% 3,868 [+] 13.9% 27,774 -17 1.21%
2008 S2 67% John Kerry* (D) 27,944 73.8% Jeffrey Beatty (R) 8,079 21.3% 1,830 [+] 4.8% 37,853 -10 1.26%
2006 S1 50% Edward Kennedy* (D) 21,517 76.5% Kenneth Chase (R) 6,570 23.4% 32 [+] 0.1% 28,119 -7 1.30%
2006 G 51% Deval Patrick (D) 20,204 70.8% Kerry Healey (R) 6,212 21.8% 2,137 [+] 7.5% 28,553 -14 1.29%
2002 S2 44% John Kerry* (D) 18,654 76.6% Michael Cloud (Libertarian) 3,757 15.4% 1,950 [+] 8.0% 24,361 n/a 1.21%
2002 G 48% Shannon O'Brien (D) 14,438 55.0% Mitt Romney (R) 9,381 35.7% 2,455 [+] 9.3% 26,274 -14 1.20%
2000 S1 59% Edward Kennedy* (D) 22,505 69.1% Jack Robinson (R) 4,865 14.9% 5,220 [+] 16.0% 32,590 2 1.25%
1998 G 43% Scott Harshbarger (D) 12,866 55.4% Paul Cellucci* (R) 9,882 42.5% 484 [+] 2.1% 23,232 -8 1.22%
1996 S2 61% John Kerry* (D) 17,540 53.6% William Weld (R) 14,072 43.0% 1,122 [+] 3.4% 32,734 -2 1.28%
1994 S1 50% Edward Kennedy* (D) 15,556 57.6% Mitt Romney (R) 11,083 41.0% 366 [+] 1.4% 27,005 0 1.24%
1994 G 50% William Weld* (R) 18,226 68.0% Mark Roosevelt (D) 8,217 30.7% 345 [+] 1.3% 26,788 -3 1.24%
1990 S2 55% John Kerry* (D) 16,223 56.0% Jim Rappaport (R) 12,671 43.7% 78 [+] 0.3% 28,972 1 1.25%
1990 G 54% William Weld (R) 15,101 53.2% John Silber (D) 11,822 41.7% 1,449 [+] 5.1% 28,372 3 1.21%
1988 S1 64% Edward Kennedy* (D) 22,459 68.1% Joe Malone (R) 10,151 30.8% 367 [+] 1.1% 32,977 -3 1.27%
1986 G 42% Michael Dukakis* (D) 15,745 74.8% George Kariotis (R) 5,259 25.0% 54 [+] 0.3% 21,058 -6 1.25%
1984 S2 63% John Kerry (D) 17,461 56.2% Raymond Shamie (R) 13,606 43.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 31,068 -1 1.23%
1982 S1 51% Edward Kennedy* (D) 13,955 56.7% Raymond Shamie (R) 10,329 42.0% 333 [+] 1.4% 24,617 4 1.20%
1982 G 50% Michael Dukakis (D) 13,765 56.1% John Sears (R) 9,937 40.5% 853 [+] 3.5% 24,555 4 1.20%
1978 S2 51% Edward Brooke* (R) 11,740 52.1% Paul Tsongas (D) 10,790 47.9% 16 [+] 0.1% 22,546 7 1.14%
1978 G 51% Francis Hatch (R) 14,121 63.3% Edward King (D) 8,157 36.5% 45 [+] 0.2% 22,323 16 1.14%
1976 S1 71% Edward Kennedy* (D) 20,385 66.4% Michael Robertson (R) 9,625 31.3% 709 [+] 2.3% 30,719 2 1.23%
1974 G 51% Michael Dukakis (D) 11,666 54.3% Francis Sargent* (R) 9,087 42.3% 737 [+] 3.4% 21,490 0 1.16%
1972 S2 67% Edward Brooke* (R) 21,029 75.6% John Droney (D) 6,189 22.3% 588 [+] 2.1% 27,806 12 1.17%
1970 S1 58% Josiah Spalding (R) 11,354 51.8% Edward Kennedy* (D) 10,373 47.3% 207 [+] 0.9% 21,934 15 1.13%
1970 G 53% Francis Sargent (R) 12,328 60.7% Kevin White (D) 7,848 38.7% 129 [+] 0.6% 20,305 4 1.09%
1966 S2 56% Edward Brooke (R) 15,112 73.9% Endicott Peabody (D) 5,226 25.6% 107 [+] 0.5% 20,445 13 1.02%
1966 G 58% John Volpe* (R) 14,600 69.9% Edward McCormack (D) 6,195 29.7% 83 [+] 0.4% 20,878 7 1.02%
1964 S1 71% Edward Kennedy* (D) 16,283 64.1% Howard Whitmore (R) 9,026 35.5% 83 [+] 0.3% 25,392 10 1.10%
1964 G 72% John Volpe (R) 13,302 51.9% Francis Bellotti (D) 12,198 47.6% 128 [+] 0.5% 25,628 2 1.10%
1962 S1 65% George Cabot Lodge (R) 13,039 57.2% Edward Kennedy (D) 9,211 40.4% 531 [+] 2.3% 22,781 15 1.09%
1962 G 65% John Volpe* (R) 14,002 61.2% Endicott Peabody (D) 8,800 38.5% 62 [+] 0.3% 22,864 12 1.08%
1960 S2 80% Leverett Saltonstall* (R) 18,750 67.4% Thomas O'Connor (D) 9,001 32.3% 74 [+] 0.3% 27,825 11 1.15%
1960 G 80% John Volpe (R) 16,933 61.1% Joseph Ward (D) 10,673 38.5% 108 [+] 0.4% 27,714 9 1.15%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Franklin County, MA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MA01Richard Neal* (D) 609 66.7% Dean Martilli (R) 304 33.3% 0 0.0% 913
2022-11-08 MA02James McGovern* (D) 22,494 74.5% Jeff Sossa-Paquette (R) 7,694 25.5% 15 0.0% 30,203
County Total for 2022-11-08:   31,116
2020-11-03 MA01Richard Neal* (D) 7,317 97.7% 175 2.3% 7,492
2020-11-03 MA02James McGovern* (D) 23,894 74.5% Tracy Lovvorn (R) 8,152 25.4% 35 0.1% 32,081
County Total for 2020-11-03:   39,573
2018-11-06 MA01Richard Neal* (D) 6,263 98.3% 107 1.7% 6,370
2018-11-06 MA02James McGovern* (D) 19,278 77.1% Tracy Lovvorn (R) 5,726 22.9% 7 0.0% 25,011
County Total for 2018-11-06:   31,381
2014-11-04 MA01Richard Neal* (D) 4,999 99.4% 29 0.6% 5,028
2014-11-04 MA02James McGovern* (D) 16,504 99.2% 125 0.8% 16,629
County Total for 2014-11-04:   21,657
2012-11-06 MA01Richard Neal* (D) 7,105 99.7% 24 0.3% 7,129
2012-11-06 MA02James McGovern* (D) 23,369 99.5% 121 0.5% 23,490
County Total for 2012-11-06:   30,619
2010-11-02 MA01John Olver* (D) 34,237 59.4% William Gunn (R) 20,732 36.0% 2,683 4.7% 57,652
County Total for 2010-11-02:   57,652
1996-11-05 MA01John Olver* (D) 18,452 56.8% Jane Swift (R) 14,024 43.2% 19 0.1% 32,495
County Total for 1996-11-05:   32,495
1992-11-03 MA01John Olver* (D) 19,168 54.6% Patrick Larkin (R) 15,040 42.9% 890 2.5% 35,098
County Total for 1992-11-03:   35,098
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Franklin County, MA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 77,097 4,057 5.3% 14,782 19.2% 58,258 75.6% Dem +10,725 Dem +13.9% 131%
2022 55,516 4,110 7.4% 15,479 27.9% 35,927 64.7% Dem +11,369 Dem +20.5% 95%
2020 54,042 4,372 8.1% 16,130 29.8% 33,540 62.1% Dem +11,758 Dem +21.8% 92%
2018 50,954 4,218 8.3% 15,320 30.1% 31,416 61.7% Dem +11,102 Dem +21.8% 87%
2016 51,211 4,396 8.6% 15,646 30.6% 31,169 60.9% Dem +11,250 Dem +22.0% 88%
2014 48,648 4,439 9.1% 14,825 30.5% 29,384 60.4% Dem +10,386 Dem +21.3% 84%
2012 49,772 4,675 9.4% 15,154 30.4% 29,943 60.2% Dem +10,479 Dem +21.1% 86%
2010 49,290 4,849 9.8% 15,122 30.7% 29,319 59.5% Dem +10,273 Dem +20.8% 86%
2008 49,876 5,103 10.2% 15,218 30.5% 29,555 59.3% Dem +10,115 Dem +20.3% 88%
2006 47,330 5,261 11.1% 14,145 29.9% 27,924 59.0% Dem +8,884 Dem +18.8% 84%
2004 48,661 5,695 11.7% 14,406 29.6% 28,560 58.7% Dem +8,711 Dem +17.9% 87%
2002 44,938 5,636 12.5% 12,092 26.9% 27,210 60.6% Dem +6,456 Dem +14.4% 81%
2000 44,123 6,105 13.8% 11,908 27.0% 26,110 59.2% Dem +5,803 Dem +13.2% 81%
1996 40,044 5,701 14.2% 10,854 27.1% 23,489 58.7% Dem +5,153 Dem +12.9% 74%
1994 39,186 5,627 14.4% 10,909 27.8% 22,650 57.8% Dem +5,282 Dem +13.5% 73%
1992 39,754 5,997 15.1% 10,526 26.5% 23,231 58.4% Dem +4,529 Dem +11.4% 75%
1988 36,477 6,311 17.3% 9,723 26.7% 20,443 56.0% Dem +3,412 Dem +9.4% 71%
1986 35,452 6,804 19.2% 8,837 24.9% 19,811 55.9% Dem +2,033 Dem +5.7% 70%
1984 35,710 6,932 19.4% 8,996 25.2% 19,782 55.4% Dem +2,064 Dem +5.8% 72%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.