The city of Frankton, Indiana (46044) is located in Madison County and is a small community with a population of 1,575 according to the most recent census. Local politics in the community are managed by an elected board of trustees who work with the mayor to ensure that local government regulations are maintained and that the best interests of its citizens are being met. The board also works closely with local businesses and organizations to promote economic development in the area. In addition, the board works to ensure the safety and security of its residents through police services and other public safety measures. As part of their duties they oversee budgets for various departments such as parks and recreation, public works, economic development, library services and more. It's important for citizens to stay informed about local elections so that they can make sure their voices are heard in how their communities are run.
The political climate in Zip 46044 (Frankton, IN) is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46044 (Frankton, IN) is moderately conservative.
Frankton, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat 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.
Frankton, Indiana: r R d 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 46044 (Frankton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)