Franklin, Maryland is a small town located in Worcester County with a population of just over 1,500 inhabitants. The town is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners who are responsible for setting the budget and local laws. Most recently, the Board has made efforts to increase economic growth in Franklin by investing in new businesses and infrastructure projects. Additionally, the Board has introduced initiatives to improve quality of life for its residents such as expanding public parks and providing access to youth activities. Local politics are highly important to the people of Franklin as they strive to maintain their small-town charm while continuing to grow and progress.
The political climate in Franklin, MD is moderately conservative.
Allegany County, MD is very conservative. In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, MD is moderately conservative.
Allegany County, Maryland is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area is very conservative.
Maryland is very 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, Maryland: 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, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)