Franklinton, NC is a small town located in Franklin County, North Carolina. It has a vibrant community of locals that have formed strong ties with their neighbors. The town is served by two local government bodies – the Town Council and the Franklin County Commission – which work together to ensure that residents have access to quality services and resources. There are several local political candidates who are actively campaigning for positions on both of these governing bodies, focusing on issues such as education funding, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. Residents of Franklinton can look forward to a continued focus on these important topics in the future as they strive to improve their town's well-being.
The political climate in Franklinton, NC is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Franklin County, NC 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklinton, NC is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately liberal.
North Carolina is leaning 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.
Franklinton, North Carolina: 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 Franklinton, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $24,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $73,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)