Franklin City, VA County is a vibrant location with a strong political presence. It is home to both major political parties and many small, local ones. The city is represented by elected officials in both the state legislature and federal government. These representatives work hard to represent their constituents and make sure that their voices are heard on important issues. Local elections also take place for various positions such as mayor and city council members. In these elections, the citizens of Franklin City have the opportunity to choose the representatives they want to make decisions about taxes, budgeting, education, public safety and other topics that affect their everyday lives. Through engaging in local politics and casting their votes for those whom they believe will best serve them, the people of Franklin City have an effective means of making their voices heard in government.
The political climate in Franklin City County, VA is strongly liberal.
In Franklin City County, VA 62.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.2% to 36.6%.
Franklin city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin City County, VA is strongly liberal.
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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 City, Virginia: D d D D D D
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 City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $21,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $7,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)