Ben Franklin, Texas is a small rural town located in the south eastern part of the state. The political landscape in Ben Franklin is defined by its local residents who are committed to preserving their unique heritage and close-knit community. Local elections are held every four years and the majority of registered voters are active participants in deciding who will represent them on the town council. The town council is responsible for setting policies that affect the local population and approving zoning changes that can have an impact on the physical layout of Ben Franklin. Voters also decide on initiatives such as funding for public services, financing public works projects, and maintaining public parks and recreation areas. Residents come together at city council meetings to discuss important matters affecting their hometown. Overall, politics in Ben Franklin are driven by its citizens’ desire to preserve their rural identity while continuing to grow and prosper.
The political climate in Zip 75415 (Ben Franklin, TX) is very conservative.
Delta County, TX is very conservative. In Delta County, TX 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Delta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75415 (Ben Franklin, TX) is very conservative.
Ben Franklin, Texas is very conservative.
Delta County, Texas is very conservative.
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Texas is leaning 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.
Ben Franklin, Texas: 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 75415 (Ben Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)