Franklin Farm, VA is a small suburban town with a population of about 7,000 people. It is part of Loudoun County and enjoys a strong sense of community and civic involvement. Politically, Franklin Farm leans slightly to the left relative to the county as a whole. This is largely due to the fact that many of its residents are young professionals who are concerned about education and social welfare policies. The local political scene in Franklin Farm usually consists of representatives from both sides of the aisle vying for votes in elections from time to time. Candidates will typically focus on issues that are important to Franklin Farm residents such as public safety, transportation infrastructure, and environmental protection. In addition, candidates often focus on representing the interests of both small business owners and individuals within the community.
The political climate in Franklin Farm, VA is somewhat liberal.
Fairfax County, VA is very liberal. In Fairfax County, VA 69.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.9% to 28.0%.
Fairfax county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin Farm, VA is somewhat liberal.
Fairfax County, Virginia is very liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
Virginia is somewhat 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 Farm, Virginia: r d D D D D
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 Farm, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,837 contributions totaling $1,642,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,388 contributions totaling $1,138,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)