Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania is a small rural community with a population of around 2,400 people. It has an elected board of supervisors that are responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the township's services. The board includes three supervisors who are each elected to four-year terms. They make decisions regarding financial matters, safety regulations, infrastructure projects, and other civic responsibilities. The board also works to ensure that all residents have access to the services they need. In addition to the board of supervisors, Franklin Township also has several local political candidates running for office in various elections throughout the year. These candidates work to represent their constituents' interests across a broad range of topics such as education, healthcare, public safety, and economic growth. With its small size and rural location, Franklin Township relies heavily on its elected officials to ensure it maintains its tight-knit community spirit while meeting the needs of its residents.
The political climate in Franklin township (Columbia County), PA is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Columbia County), PA is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area is strongly 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 (Columbia 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 (Columbia County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $11,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $6,199 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)