Franklin, TX is a small town located in Robertson County, Texas. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government with the mayor at the helm. Over the years, Franklin has seen many improvements in infrastructure, parks and recreation, and other city services due to the strong leadership of its local politicians. The current mayor is Sarah Hays, who was elected 4 years ago and has worked hard to improve the standard of living for all residents. Other notable local political figures include Councilman Paul Wilson and Constable Carl Brown, both of whom have served their respective offices for several years. Together, these leaders strive to make Franklin a better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Franklin, TX is strongly conservative.
Robertson County, TX is very conservative. In Robertson County, TX 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Robertson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 29.3%.
Robertson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, TX is strongly conservative.
Robertson County, Texas is very conservative.
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Franklin, Texas: d R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Franklin, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $458 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $8,098 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)