Franklin, NE is a small town located in the southern part of Nebraska. Though Franklin is generally considered a quiet and peaceful place, politics play an important role in the community. There are several local organizations and initiatives that are aimed at improving quality of life for residents. For example, the Community Action Group works to bring together local businesses, government agencies, and citizens to address issues like economic development, safety, health care access, and education. Additionally, area residents have the opportunity to engage in their own political discussions by attending regular meetings of their local precinct committee or by joining a neighborhood watch program. The Town Council also meets regularly to discuss policy and ensure that the needs of its citizens are being met. With these opportunities available, it’s easy for anyone living in Franklin to stay informed about local politics and participate in community conversations around important issues.
The political climate in Franklin, NE is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, NE is very conservative. In Franklin County, NE 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 16.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, NE is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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, Nebraska: 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, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)