Francis, North Dakota is a small rural town located in the heart of the Midwest. The town has a long history of hardworking citizens, who value their close-knit community and strong sense of patriotism. While Francis does not have an elected mayor or council, it is administered by several local organizations and committees. These include the Francis United Methodist Church, Francis Library Board, Francis Public School Board, and the Francis Senior Center. All of these groups collaborate to ensure that the needs of all citizens are being met and that their voices are heard. The residents take great pride in their local government structure as it allows them to be actively involved in shaping decisions for their community. As such, they participate in regular meetings and events around town where they can discuss political issues and debate about matters important to them. This helps keep them informed on current affairs so they can make informed decisions when electing representatives for state and national offices.
The political climate in Francis, ND is very conservative.
Burleigh County, ND is very conservative. In Burleigh County, ND 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.3%.
Burleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Francis, ND is very conservative.
Burleigh County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck Metro Area is very conservative.
North Dakota is very 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.
Francis, North Dakota: 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 Francis, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 938 contributions totaling $203,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 832 contributions totaling $290,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)