Franklin, VA is a small town in the state of Virginia with a population of approximately 8,300. It is known for its rich history and strong sense of community. The local politics of 23851 Franklin, VA are mainly driven by the Board of Supervisors, which is made up of 5 members elected to four-year terms. Residents also have representatives in the Virginia General Assembly and Senate who help bring state legislation to their city. Issues such as education funding, public health initiatives and economic development are important topics for the citizens of 23851 Franklin, VA. Elections are held every year for both local and state offices, and residents actively participate in local politics by voting at the polls or via absentee ballots. The citizens of 23851 Franklin, VA work together to ensure that their voices are heard in all levels of government and that their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 23851 (Franklin, VA) is moderately liberal.
Franklin City County, VA is strongly liberal. In Franklin City County, VA 62.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.2% to 36.6%.
Franklin city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23851 (Franklin, VA) is moderately liberal.
Franklin, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Franklin City County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
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Virginia is somewhat 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, Virginia: 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 23851 (Franklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $21,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $7,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)