Franklin, VA County is an area known for its small-town charm and friendly attitude. Politics in this area are often on the quieter side compared to other parts of the state and country. With no major political candidates running in the area, much of the decision-making process is handled by local county boards and commissions. Those who take part in this decision-making process strive to make decisions that serve their community as best they can, balancing individual needs with those of the whole. Residents of Franklin County take pride in their communities and work together to ensure a bright future for everyone.
The political climate in Franklin County, VA is very conservative.
In Franklin County, VA 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, VA is very conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Virginia is somewhat 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, Virginia: 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, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 960 contributions totaling $61,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 491 contributions totaling $146,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)