Franktown, CO is a small, vibrant city located in the foothills of Colorado. As the county seat for Douglas County, Franktown has a history of strong local politics and civic engagement. The mayor and city council are elected by the citizens every four years and they take pride in their commitment to representing the needs of their community. Local volunteer organizations such as the Franktown Community Council help to create a sense of unity and keep citizens informed about upcoming events or issues that may affect them. Additionally, there are numerous boards and commissions appointed by public officials which are also active in advocating for the interests of Franktown residents. With its rich tradition of political participation, Franktown is an ideal place to engage with local government and have one's voice heard.
The political climate in Franktown, CO is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, CO is leaning conservative. In Douglas County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.2%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franktown, CO is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado 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.
Franktown, Colorado: 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 Franktown, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 436 contributions totaling $41,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $282,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,041 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)