Franklin, TN County is a vibrant and diverse area with an involved political climate. There are a number of political parties within the area, from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, as well as many other organizations and groups who advocate for their causes. A variety of local politicians have served in Franklin County, including representatives in both houses of Congress. At the state level, citizens can vote for candidates for governor, state senate and house of representatives. There are also numerous local representatives for various cities and towns within the county. In addition to these offices, there are many other opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics such as precinct committees or volunteer positions on campaigns. All of these activities help create a healthy democratic process that serves to inform and empower all citizens throughout Franklin County.
The political climate in Franklin County, TN is very conservative.
In Franklin County, TN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, TN is very conservative.
Tullahoma-Manchester Metro Area is very conservative.
Tennessee 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, Tennessee: d 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, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,150 contributions totaling $144,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $116,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)