Franklin (Delaware Cnty), NY is a small town located in the Catskill Mountains of upstate NY. It is known for its farming and rural beauty, but it also has its own local politics. The town is represented by the Franklin Town Board, which consists of five elected members who are responsible for setting local budget priorities, developing policy, and pass ordinances. They serve staggered terms in office so that there is continuity in local government. Along with the Town Board, the town also elects several other officials to represent their interests; these offices include Supervisor, Tax Collector, Assessor, Highway Superintendent and Justice of Peace. Each of these officials work closely with one another to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Franklin are met. Furthermore, citizens have a voice in local government through their voting rights which enable them to select representatives who accurately reflect their views on important matters affecting their community.
The political climate in Franklin town (Delaware County), NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin town (Delaware County), NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately 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 (Delaware County), New York: 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 town (Delaware County), NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,308 contributions totaling $130,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $42,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)