Franklin, Maine is a small town located in the western part of the state. It is a rural community with a population of around 2,000 people. The town is governed by an elected board of selectmen who are responsible for managing the day-to-day activities and services of the town. Local elections take place every May when residents vote for their representatives to serve on the Board of Selectmen. In addition to local political issues, Franklin’s citizens are also concerned about state and national issues such as education reform, healthcare access, and economic development. Community members come together to discuss these topics at meetings hosted by local organizations like churches or school groups. Voters in Franklin have the opportunity to make their voices heard on important matters that affect them and their families directly.
The political climate in Franklin, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Maine is somewhat liberal.
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, Maine: 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, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)