The politics in 53132 Franklin, WI are generally focused on improving the quality of life for local residents. Programs and initiatives aimed at reducing poverty rate, increasing access to education, and providing better healthcare services are a priority for the local government. In addition to these larger issues, politicians in the area also focus on smaller local issues such as creating safer neighborhoods, promoting economic development, and investing in infrastructure. The city is represented by several state representatives from both parties, with the most recent election being won by Democratic candidate Joe Smith. Throughout his term, Smith has advocated for policies that would help protect the environment and promote economic growth. He has also been vocal about some of the controversial topics that have arisen within Franklin's boundaries, including gun laws and immigration policy.
The political climate in Zip 53132 (Franklin, WI) is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53132 (Franklin, WI) is moderately liberal.
Franklin, Wisconsin is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin: 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 53132 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,332 contributions totaling $102,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 785 contributions totaling $195,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)