Franklin County, Pennsylvania is known for its vibrant political landscape. With a variety of active local candidates from both major party affiliations, residents are regularly engaged in choosing who will represent them on the county level. There is a wide range of issues that are discussed during county-level campaigns, including education funding, tax reform, and public infrastructure updates. Voters must consider the qualifications and track records of each candidate before making their decision. During election season, debates between candidates are held to give voters an opportunity to learn more about the positions they take on important issues. With so much discussion surrounding these crucial decisions, Franklin County residents can rest assured that their voices will be heard when it comes time to choose their representatives.
The political climate in Franklin County, PA is very conservative.
In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, PA is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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, Pennsylvania: 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,093 contributions totaling $154,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,959 contributions totaling $274,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)