The small town of 42134 Franklin, KY is home to a close-knit community who take an active interest in politics and their local government. There are various political groups who meet regularly to discuss the issues that affect them and their families, such as education, healthcare, environmental protection and public safety. The citizens of 42134 Franklin are passionate about their local politicians and hold regular elections to choose those that best represent them. Voters also have the opportunity to voice their opinions at town hall meetings and other events where they can share their views with elected officials. These meetings also provide opportunities for constituents to ask questions about proposed legislation or policies which may directly impact them and their families. Local political candidates are passionate about representing the people of 42134 Franklin and strive to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions on behalf of the community.
The political climate in Zip 42134 (Franklin, KY) is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, KY is very conservative. In Simpson County, KY 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Simpson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.7%.
Simpson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42134 (Franklin, KY) is strongly conservative.
Franklin, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
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Kentucky is strongly 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, Kentucky: 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 42134 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $17,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $64,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)