Franklin Town in 02038 is an area rich with political history and current events. It has been a thriving area for many years, and is constantly growing and changing. Locally, the political landscape consists of numerous candidates, from both major parties as well as those affiliated with various minor parties. The main issues that are popular amongst voters in Franklin Town include a focus on economic growth, job creation, environmental sustainability, education reform, and public safety. Citizens here are engaged in local politics and care deeply about the future of their town. There are several mayoral elections coming up this year which will likely be highly contested due to the passionate feelings many have towards the local government. Additionally, there will be elections for selectmen seats and various other important positions which citizens of Franklin Town can vote on to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 02038 (Franklin Town, MA) is moderately liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02038 (Franklin Town, MA) is moderately liberal.
Franklin Town, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very 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 Town, Massachusetts: 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 02038 (Franklin Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 914 contributions totaling $72,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $53,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)