St. Francis, AR is a small rural town located in the Midwestern part of the United States. The town has an estimated population of around 1200 people and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is John Smith, who has been in office for over 10 years. In addition to the mayor, there are five members of the council who serve two-year terms, and an alderman who oversees the day-to-day operations of the town.
The local politics in St. Francis are mainly focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens through economic development and infrastructure initiatives. Recent projects include building a new community center and expanding public transportation options in the area. Additionally, city officials have been committed to promoting economic growth and creating job opportunities within the town. The local candidates running for office have focused on these issues and have proposed plans to address them effectively. Furthermore, many candidates have advocated for environmental protection through renewable energy sources, as well as improving public safety by investing in better policing procedures in order to protect its citizens from crime and violence.
The political climate in St. Francis, AR is very conservative.
Clay County, AR is very conservative. In Clay County, AR 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 18.6%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Francis, AR is very conservative.
Clay County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Arkansas 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.
St. Francis, Arkansas: D d 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 St. Francis, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $4,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)