Franklin, WV is a small town located in Pendleton County with a population of around 880. It is an area steeped in history and culture and is home to many local politicians. There are several members of the local political scene that hold positions on the county commission, school board, and city council. These individuals work hard to represent their constituents and ensure that all of their voices are heard throughout the decision-making process. They also work to provide the community with resources such as infrastructure, healthcare, education and more. They are passionate about making Franklin, WV a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 26807 (Franklin, WV) is strongly conservative.
Pendleton County, WV is very conservative. In Pendleton County, WV 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pendleton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.4%.
Pendleton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26807 (Franklin, WV) is strongly conservative.
Franklin, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Pendleton County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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West Virginia is very 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, West Virginia: 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 26807 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $2,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)