Population 2010

1,163,414

Population 2020

1,323,807

Registered Voters

841,300

Republicans

45,088

Democrat

116,004

Minor Party

322,184

No Party

680,208

Municipalities

Columbus 837,038
Dublin 43,874
Grove City 38,374
Westerville 38,039
Reynoldsburg 36,995
Upper Arlington 34,675
Gahanna 34,373
Hilliard 33,108
Pickerington 19,379
Whitehall 18,596
Worthington 14,155
Bexley 13,534
Lincoln Village 9,882
New Albany 9,384
Blacklick Estates 9,022
Canal Winchester 7,774
Grandview Heights 7,191
Groveport 5,500
Huber Ridge 4,569
Obetz 4,421
Lake Darby 4,392
Lithopolis 1,439
Minerva Park 1,299
Urbancrest 894
Darbydale 674
Valleyview 623
Riverlea 583
Marble Cliff 556
Harrisburg 457
Lockbourne 181
Brice 123

Superintendent of Schools

Treasurer / Tax Collector

County Commission

Erica C. Crawley President
John O'Grady Commissioner
Kevin L. Boyce Commissioner

School Board

Chris Sizemore President
Andrew Fleming Member
Bob Knipper Member
Rachel Ruppert-Wolfinbarger Member
Lori Raleigh Vice-President

Brief Political History

For most of the 20th century, Franklin County was a Republican bastion, as has long been the case with most of central Ohio. From 1896 to 1992, it went Republican all but five times. However, it has gone Democratic in every election since 1996, reflecting the Democratic trend in most other urban counties nationwide. Columbus and most of its northern and western suburbs lean Democratic, while the more blue-collar southern section of the county leans Republican. From 1996 to 2004, Democratic nominees carried the county by single digit margins, but it swung significantly in favor of Barack Obama in 2008. The county has swung towards Democrats in every subsequent Presidential election, with each candidate breaking the previous county record for both largest Democratic vote share and largest Democratic margin of victory in county history. Most recently, Democratic nominee Joe Biden won the county with 64.7 percent of the vote and a 31.4 percent margin of victory.

In Congress, it is split between three districts. Most of Columbus itself is in the 3rd district, represented by Democrat Joyce Beatty. Most of the northern and eastern portions of the county are in the 12th district, represented by Republican Troy Balderson. The southern portion is in the 15th district, represented by Republican Mike Carey.

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