Franklin, Kentucky is located in Simpson County and is a rural area with a population of approximately 8,200. The county government is an elected body that works to represent the people of the county through various policies and measures. The county also has several elected officials such as a sheriff, judge executive and coroner who are responsible for carrying out duties within their respective areas. The County Commission consists of three members who are elected by the citizens of the county every four years and are responsible for making decisions regarding budget allocations, tax levies, ordinances and any other matters pertaining to the running of Franklin County. Local political candidates in the area include those running for mayor, city councilor or even state representative.
The political climate in Franklin County, KY is leaning conservative.
In Franklin County, KY 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 48.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2008 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin County, KY is leaning conservative.
Frankfort Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Kentucky is strongly 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, Kentucky: d r r d 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 Franklin County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,042 contributions totaling $547,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 838 contributions totaling $1,088,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)