Franklin, AR is a small town located in the sunny state of Arkansas. It is known for its friendly people, beautiful rolling hills and memorable southern hospitality. While Franklin may not be a large city, it does have an active political climate that follows national trends. Every election season brings excitement as local residents choose who will lead their community for the next four years. Each candidate works hard to earn the trust of citizens by advocating for important issues such as education and economic development. The local government works diligently to ensure that each citizen's voice is heard and respected through initiatives like voter registration drives and town hall meetings. Overall, Franklin's politics are focused on creating a better future for all residents of the city and working towards a brighter tomorrow.
The political climate in Franklin, AR is strongly conservative.
Izard County, AR is very conservative. In Izard County, AR 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Izard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 17.6%.
Izard county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, AR is strongly conservative.
Izard County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Arkansas is strongly 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, Arkansas: d 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, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $19,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $14,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)