Franklin, VA is a small city located in the southern part of Virginia. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that make it a great place to live. The political landscape in Franklin is shaped by both local government and state politics. On the local level, citizens elect representatives such as members of the City Council and School Board who are responsible for making decisions about issues that affect their community. At the state level, residents vote for Senators, Delegates, and other officials who represent their interests in Richmond. In recent years, Franklin has seen increased engagement from its citizens in local elections as people become more aware of the power they have to shape their own future through voting.
The political climate in Franklin, VA is moderately liberal.
Franklin City County, VA is strongly liberal. In Franklin City County, VA 62.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.2% to 36.6%.
Franklin city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, VA is moderately liberal.
Franklin City County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Virginia 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, Virginia: 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, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $21,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $7,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)