Franklin, located in the northern part of New Hampshire, is a relatively small town with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The local government is comprised of multiple council members and three members at large. All members are elected to their positions by residents of Franklin in order to ensure fair representation of all constituents. Recently, the local elections featured two candidates running for the office of mayor; both candidates ran on platforms advocating for responsible budgeting and improved infrastructure. The election resulted in a victory for one candidate, who is now working towards improvements in areas such as public safety and economic development. The town's current political landscape is focused on cooperation and collaboration between local businesses and community leaders in order to foster growth in the area.
The political climate in Zip 03235 (Franklin, NH) is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03235 (Franklin, NH) is leaning liberal.
Franklin, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New Hampshire 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, New Hampshire: 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 zip 03235 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $7,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $45,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)