Franklin County, Missouri is located in the eastern portion of the state and is known for its rural landscape. The county's political representatives are mainly Republicans, with the exception of State Senator Karla May, who was elected as a Democrat in 2014. The county also has two representatives in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of whom are Republicans. At the local level, Franklin County is served by a three member Board of Commissioners, each representing a different district within the county. The board meets regularly to discuss issues such as budgeting and road maintenance. Local elections take place every four years and are usually dominated by Republican candidates. In recent years, citizens have seen increased levels of voter registration and turnout at the polls. In addition to electing representatives for federal and state government offices, Franklin County voters also decide on important local ballot initiatives that can have a direct effect on their lives.
The political climate in Franklin County, MO is very conservative.
In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, MO is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri is somewhat 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, Missouri: 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, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,122 contributions totaling $182,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,034 contributions totaling $498,119 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $482 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)