North Franklin, PA is a small community located in the western part of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and is home to people of all walks of life, from young professionals to retirees. When it comes to politics, North Franklin residents are passionate and engaged in the issues that affect their community. Every election season, locals turn out to vote for their preferred candidates and voice their opinions on a variety of local issues. Local elections often focus on topics such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Residents often debate the pros and cons of each issue before getting behind their chosen candidate. Regardless of political affiliation or opinion on any given issue, North Franklin residents come together every election season to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to choosing which local politicians will best represent them in government.
The political climate in North Franklin, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Franklin, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
North Franklin, Pennsylvania: d d 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 North Franklin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,293 contributions totaling $162,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $213,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)