Franklin Township, MN is an unincorporated township located in the state of Minnesota. It is known for its rural landscape and quiet atmosphere. The government of Franklin Township is led by a Board of Supervisors who are elected for two-year terms by the residents of the area. They are responsible for managing and overseeing local affairs such as zoning regulations, road maintenance, taxes, and other matters that affect the local community. Additionally, the Board of Supervisors works with residents to ensure community outreach and participation in local politics. Franklin Township also has a number of citizen committees that work to promote civic engagement and address different issues in their respective communities. Citizens have a voice in many decisions made by their elected representatives, which makes it an ideal place for those interested in taking part in local politics.
The political climate in Franklin township (Wright County), MN is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Wright County), MN is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Minnesota 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 township (Wright County), Minnesota: 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 township (Wright County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 658 contributions totaling $41,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 459 contributions totaling $129,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)