Franklin, AZ is a small town located in the western part of Arizona. Politics in Franklin are mostly dominated by local issues and candidates that are familiar with the community. The mayor and other city council members represent the interests of their constituents while ensuring that the town remains safe and prosperous. The local government, along with the Mayor's Office, is responsible for making decisions regarding zoning ordinances, public works projects, economic development initiatives, and public safety measures. Additionally, the City Council is responsible for approving contracts and budgets as well as passing ordinances to create laws that guide how the town operates. Local elections occur every two years with registered voters able to cast their ballots to select new city leaders who will represent them in government. Beyond local politics, Franklin also takes part in state and federal elections where they vote on important issues such as taxes, education policy, healthcare reform, environmental protection laws, and more.
The political climate in Franklin, AZ is strongly conservative.
Greenlee County, AZ is very conservative. In Greenlee County, AZ 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenlee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Greenlee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, AZ is strongly conservative.
Greenlee County, Arizona is very conservative.
Arizona 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, Arizona: 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, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)