Franklin County, Georgia is a rural county located in the heart of the state. Its politics are similar to other areas of the state, with conservative values and a focus on smaller government. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is responsible for setting local government policy such as approving budgets, determining tax rates and setting zoning regulations. Local elections are held every two years to select members for the board, who then work together to make decisions that affect all citizens of the county. Additionally, they serve to represent their constituents at both the state and federal level. It is important for citizens in Franklin County to stay informed about political candidates and understand how they can affect their lives.
The political climate in Franklin County, GA is very conservative.
In Franklin County, GA 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.2% to 14.8%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, GA is very conservative.
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Georgia 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, Georgia: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $15,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $28,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)