South Franklin, Pennsylvania is a small rural town located in the south central part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement, with many citizens actively engaging in local politics and participating in elections. The town is represented by many elected and appointed officials from both major parties who work to serve the community and improve its quality of life. South Franklin has seen its fair share of heated debates over various issues such as taxes, public safety, education, and economic development. Despite this, residents pride themselves on working together to find common ground in order to move their community forward. Many of the issues that affect South Franklin are important on both state and national levels; thus, it is important for locals to stay informed about what’s going on in their government and to voice their opinions on matters that they feel strongly about.
The political climate in South 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
South 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.
South 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 South Franklin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,338 contributions totaling $178,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 559 contributions totaling $229,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)