Franklin, Connecticut is a small town located in the New England region of the United States. It has a population of about 2,200 people and is known for its rural charm and peaceful atmosphere. While there are no local political candidates present in Franklin, the town does have an active political culture. There are many organizations that work to ensure the best interests of the residents are represented in state and local government. Issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety often fall under discussion among citizens of Franklin as they look to make sure their voices are heard by those in power. While citizens may not be able to cast a ballot for local candidates, they can still express their opinions through these organizations and ensure that their voice is heard at the governmental level.
The political climate in Franklin, CT is leaning conservative.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, CT is leaning conservative.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Connecticut is moderately 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, Connecticut: 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, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $10,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)