Franklin, NC County is a vibrant community that is engaged in the political process. The county is home to several local political organizations and events that help promote democracy and civic engagement. Additionally, the county also holds regular elections for local government offices including Mayor, City Council, Sheriff, and Commissioner of Public Works. During these elections, residents of the county are given the opportunity to vote on their chosen candidates who will bring about positive change and progress for their community. Residents of Franklin County also have access to various resources to educate themselves on pertinent local political issues and keep up with what their elected officials are doing in office. Through attending rallies, meetings, debates, and other forms of civic engagement, Franklin County residents can come together to discuss their thoughts and opinions on current issues and work together to bring positive change to their communities.
The political climate in Franklin County, NC is somewhat conservative.
In Franklin County, NC 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, NC is somewhat conservative.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately liberal.
North Carolina is leaning 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, North Carolina: 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, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 482 contributions totaling $58,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $133,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)