Franklin County, Nebraska is an area steeped in politics. While the county does not have a large population, the small towns and rural areas make up for that with passion for their local government. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office in Franklin County, residents are still actively engaged with issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, and other civil services. Local advocacy groups work to ensure that the voice of the people is heard and that their opinions are taken into account when making important decisions. The county has an active voting base and many residents take part in local meetings and protests to make sure that their needs are addressed. Through this level of engagement, Franklin County is able to maintain a strong sense of community while advocating for change within its borders.
The political climate in Franklin County, NE is very conservative.
In Franklin County, NE 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 16.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, NE is very conservative.
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Nebraska 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, Nebraska: 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, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $1,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)