Francestown, NH is a small town located in Hillsborough County. With a population of only 2,181 people, it has a small-town feel and is home to an engaged community of citizens. The town government is made up of selectmen who oversee the day-to-day operations and activities. They work hard to ensure that the needs of residents are met and that their voice is heard. Additionally, they keep the public informed by holding regular Town Meetings where citizens can discuss issues and vote on proposals. Each election cycle, local political candidates from both major parties contest for the seats on the Board of Selectmen. These candidates are typically members of the community with a vested interest in maintaining Francestown’s character. Every four years, Franklin Town residents come out in droves to participate in the voting process and elect officials who they believe will best serve the town’s interests.
The political climate in Francestown, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Francestown, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning liberal.
New Hampshire is leaning 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.
Francestown, New Hampshire: r r d d r 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 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 Francestown, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $16,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $14,911 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)