Franklin, NY is located in Franklin County and is a small rural town with a population of about 2,000 people. The politics of the area are largely focused on local concerns such as maintaining strong schools, protecting the environment, supporting local businesses and preserving the rural character of the town. There are two major political parties active in the area- Democrats and Republicans. There are no current local political candidates running for office in Franklin, NY but residents can vote in statewide or national elections for their preferred candidate. Residents are encouraged to become involved with their local government by attending meetings or through volunteering for local campaigns. Ultimately, politics in Franklin Cnty revolve around meeting the needs of its citizens while preserving its rural charm that makes it unique from surrounding towns and cities.
The political climate in Franklin town (Franklin County), NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, NY is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, NY 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin town (Franklin County), NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, New York is leaning conservative.
Malone Metro Area is leaning conservative.
New York 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 town (Franklin County), New York: d d D D 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 town (Franklin County), NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,128 contributions totaling $227,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $12,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)