Franklin County in Idaho is well known for its political diversity. For decades, the county has seen candidates from both major parties vying for a seat at the table. The county has recently seen a surge in support for independent and third party candidates as well, with some being elected to various positions within the county government. Local citizens stay involved in politics by learning about the issues and platforms of each candidate. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions during town hall meetings and other events where they can interact directly with their representatives. With such great political participation, Franklin County remains an important part of Idaho's political landscape.
The political climate in Franklin County, ID is very conservative.
In Franklin County, ID 9.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 9.9%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, ID is very conservative.
Logan Metro Area is very conservative.
Idaho is strongly conservative.
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, Idaho: 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, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $6,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)