Franklin, LA is a small city located in St. Mary Parish with a population of around 8,500 people. The local government is led by the Franklin City Council which is composed of five elected members who serve staggered four year terms. The current mayor is Tyler Ritter, who was elected in 2015 and won reelection in 2019. The city council works to ensure the prosperity and quality of life for its citizens by making decisions on matters such as public safety, infrastructure development, economic development, and cultural enrichment. They also provide support for local businesses and organizations by creating programs that encourage growth and improvement within the community. Residents can get involved in politics by attending city council meetings or voicing their opinions during public comment periods. There are also several community organizations that work to promote social justice issues such as immigration reform and police brutality prevention. Allowing residents to be active participants in political affairs helps create an informed and engaged electorate that can help make positive changes throughout Franklin.
The political climate in Franklin, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Mary County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Mary County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.7%.
St. Mary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Mary County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Morgan City Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Louisiana is moderately 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, Louisiana: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $14,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $65,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $549 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)