Franklin Township is a township located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It is a small rural community, with a population of about 2,600 residents. The township is governed by three elected supervisors who serve four-year terms and are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the local government. Elections for supervisors are held every two years, and the town is represented in the Pennsylvania State Senate by Senator Bob Mensch and in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by Representative Dan Moul.
Local politics in Franklin Township are focused on ensuring that all residents of the township have access to vital services such as quality education, health care, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The township has recently adopted an initiative to support businesses within its borders, particularly through tax incentives that encourage development in agricultural and tourism industries. The supervisors have also been proactive in promoting environmental initiatives such as conservation efforts and promoting outdoor recreation activities such as camping, fishing, hunting and boating. As a result of these efforts, Franklin Township has seen increased economic growth over the last few years.
The political climate in Franklin township (Adams County), PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, PA is very conservative. In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Adams County), PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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 (Adams 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 (Adams County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,125 contributions totaling $184,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 820 contributions totaling $107,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)