In Franklin, Democratic and Republican activists were strikingly similar in their relative household wealth, farm size, and farm values, but had different occupational and social profiles, with the Republicans appearing more 'respectable.'

In Augusta, Whig Party activists were more likely to own slaves and to own bigger and more valuable farms than their Democratic counterparts.

In Augusta, Democratic and Whig activists had different occupational and social profiles, with the Whigs appearing more 'respectable.'