Franklin, LA County is located in the southeast region of Louisiana and is a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. Local politics in Franklin are focused on providing residents with resources to improve their quality of life including better education opportunities, increased access to health care, and improved infrastructure. The local government puts special emphasis on making sure that everyone is represented fairly in decision-making processes. There are several political candidates in Franklin who are dedicated to representing the interests of their constituents and fighting for progress within the town. These candidates focus their platforms on creating a safe and healthy environment for all members of the community while also advocating for policies that will benefit future generations.
The political climate in Franklin County, LA is very conservative.
In Franklin County, LA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.3%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, LA is very conservative.
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Louisiana is moderately 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, Louisiana: 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, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $29,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)