Franklin Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is a rural community that seeks to serve the diverse needs of its citizens. The township has an elected board of supervisors who govern the township's day-to-day operations and work with residents to ensure their voices are heard. The township also offers several resources for residents, such as parks, playgrounds, senior centers, and recreational facilities. In addition to local services, Franklin Township also works closely with state and federal government agencies to ensure residents have access to quality services including public safety and health care. Election season in Franklin Township is always an exciting time with many local candidates vying for the chance to represent their constituents in government. Residents can get involved by voting in local elections or attending candidate forums which offer a great opportunity to hear from all the different candidates running for office.
The political climate in Franklin township (Huntingdon County), PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Huntingdon County), PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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 (Huntingdon County), Pennsylvania: 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 township (Huntingdon County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 253 contributions totaling $22,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $49,925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)