Franklin, TX County is home to a vibrant political system. The county is governed by a board of commissioners that oversee the various departments and services within the county. There are several local politicians who are running for office in this upcoming election, including Mayor John Smith and Councilwoman Jane Doe. Mayor Smith has been in office for several years and aims to continue his successful track record of maintaining fiscal responsibility while encouraging community growth and involvement. Councilwoman Doe is a newcomer to the political scene but has deep ties to the community and supports forward-thinking solutions to address local issues. Both candidates have worked hard to gain support from their constituents prior to election day, so Franklin County residents can look forward to an exciting election season with plenty of opportunities for civic engagement.
The political climate in Franklin County, TX is very conservative.
In Franklin County, TX 16.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 16.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, TX is very conservative.
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Texas 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, Texas: 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, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $5,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $26,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)