The town of 04634 Franklin, ME is a small community with a population of around 1,000 people. It is located in Hancock County and is home to a number of local businesses and services. Politically, the town has historically leaned to the right, with Republican candidates usually receiving the most votes in elections. Local politics usually involves debates over issues such as taxes, school funding, and infrastructure improvements. Recently there has been some discussion about economic development initiatives in the area as well as support for local charities and organizations within the community. In recent years a number of candidates have been running for office in 04634 Franklin representing both political parties however no one candidate has been able to gain enough support to win an election outright. This means that it is up to each voter to decide who they will cast their vote for come Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 04634 (Franklin, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04634 (Franklin, ME) is leaning liberal.
Franklin, Maine is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
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Maine 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, Maine: 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 04634 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)