Franklin, North Dakota is a small rural town with a population of about 500 people. Located in the southwestern part of the state, Franklin has seen a significant amount of growth over the last decade and has become an increasingly important part of North Dakota's political climate. The town is home to many small businesses and farming operations run by hardworking local residents. Despite its small size, Franklin is home to a number of active local political candidates who are dedicated to improving the lives of their constituents. These candidates strive to provide effective representation for their constituents and bring forth new solutions to address important issues such as economic development, healthcare, education, and infrastructure. With their dedication to public service and commitment to progress in Franklin, these local politicians are making a real difference in the community.
The political climate in Franklin, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, ND is strongly conservative. In Steele County, ND 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.0%.
Steele county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
North Dakota is very 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, North Dakota: R 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, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)