Franklin Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey is a small community located in the southern part of the state. The township is governed by a mayor-council form of government with five council members representing the interests of residents. The town also has a variety of committees and advisory boards that provide insight and advice for local issues such as economic development, public safety, and parks and recreation. In recent years, Franklin Township has experienced an influx of new residents from surrounding cities, creating a diverse population with different backgrounds and views. Local politics in Franklin Township often involve engaging with both established residents as well as newcomers to create policies that are beneficial to everyone in the community. Issues such as taxation, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and localized economic growth are common topics discussed in local elections. With strong leadership and active involvement from its citizens, Franklin Township continues to be an integral part of Gloucester County.
The political climate in Franklin township (Gloucester County), NJ is somewhat conservative.
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Gloucester County), NJ is somewhat conservative.
Gloucester County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat 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 (Gloucester County), New Jersey: D d D D r d
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 (Gloucester County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,995 contributions totaling $159,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $53,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)