Franklin, TN is an affluent southern city with a proud history of political leadership. Located in Williamson County, the city has been home to many influential politicians throughout its existence. The current mayor is Ken Moore, who was elected in 2019 and has focused on increasing economic growth throughout the city. He is backed by a strong bipartisan coalition, including the local chamber of commerce and business leaders from across the county. Other prominent figures include state senator Jack Johnson and U.S. representative Mark Green, both of whom are dedicated to protecting Franklin's interests in Washington DC and Nashville respectively. Through the efforts of these individuals and many others, Franklin has become a hub of political activity that is sure to continue for many years to come.
The political climate in Franklin, TN is moderately conservative.
Williamson County, TN is strongly conservative. In Williamson County, TN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.1%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, TN is moderately conservative.
Williamson County, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Tennessee is moderately 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, Tennessee: R 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, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44,771 contributions totaling $10,400,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32,410 contributions totaling $19,272,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $595 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)