Franklin, AL is a small town located in Houston County in the southeastern region of the state. Although it is a small community, it still has plenty of political activity and involvement. Local issues are often discussed and debated at the city level as officials work to make their constituents happy. There are also many local initiatives that help to improve the quality of life for those who live in Franklin. Politicians from both major parties often come to the town to hold rallies and meet with voters. The city also recently held its first non-partisan local election, featuring candidates from all political backgrounds including independent, Republican, and Democratic Party candidates. Although these elections did not result in any major changes to the way things are being done in Franklin, they did show an increased interest in local politics among citizens.
The political climate in Franklin, AL is moderately liberal.
Macon County, AL is very liberal. In Macon County, AL 81.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.5% to 17.7%.
Macon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, AL is moderately liberal.
Macon County, Alabama is very liberal.
Alabama is strongly 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, Alabama: D D D D D D
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, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $18,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)