Franklin, NH is a small city located in the Merrimack Valley of New Hampshire. It is known for its picturesque mountain views and strong sense of community. Franklin's politics are a continuation of this same spirit of cooperation and community focused decision making. Local politicians work closely with residents to ensure their voices are heard and their interests are represented in decisions made by the city council. With an emphasis on transparency and collaboration, local politicians strive to keep Franklin a great place to live. Residents can stay informed about local politics by attending city meetings or engaging with candidates online during election season.
The political climate in Franklin, NH is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, NH is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New Hampshire is leaning 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, New Hampshire: 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, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $7,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $45,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)