Franklin, MN is a small town with a population of roughly 55333 people. It is located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and has a strong sense of community. The politics of Franklin are handled by the local government, which is made up of several elected officials who represent the city in the state legislature and on the city council. These local politicians work hard to ensure that Franklin remains a vibrant and safe place to live, by advocating for initiatives such as improved public transportation systems, increased access to affordable housing, better employment opportunities, and other measures that will benefit all citizens of Franklin. Additionally, they seek to ensure that all residents of Franklin receive fair representation when it comes to issues such as taxation or budgetary concerns.
The political climate in Zip 55333 (Franklin, MN) is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55333 (Franklin, MN) is very conservative.
Franklin, Minnesota is very conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota is very conservative.
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Minnesota 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, Minnesota: 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 55333 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)