The politics in 46131 Franklin, IN are a reflection of the state as a whole. Indiana is a traditionally Republican state, and local political candidates in 46131 Franklin generally follow this trend. The Republicans tend to advocate for limited government involvement, lower taxes, and less government regulation. Meanwhile, Democrats generally support more government involvement in areas such as education and healthcare reform, an increased focus on environmental protection and sustainability measures, and more progressive taxation. There is also a third party in Indiana called the Libertarian Party which focuses on individual liberty and reducing the size of government. In 46131 Franklin specifically, there are currently no active candidates from any of the major political parties running for office this year. However, residents can take part in caucuses or mayoral elections to ensure their voice is heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 46131 (Franklin, IN) is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, IN is very conservative. In Johnson County, IN 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46131 (Franklin, IN) is strongly conservative.
Franklin, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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 zip 46131 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 838 contributions totaling $32,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $76,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)