St. Francis is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in St. Francis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Francis, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Francis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Francis leans more Republican than 41 of 78 neighbors.
St. Francis runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why St. Francis leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for St. Francis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In St. Francis, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in St. Francis drive to work alone, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; St. Francis, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in St. Francis looks the way it does
Turnout in St. Francis sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loretto, KY R+62
- Raywick, KY R+67
- Nerinx, KY R+64
- New Hope, KY R+62
- St. Mary, KY R+55
- St. Joseph, KY R+64
- Holy Cross, KY R+61
- Gethsemane, KY R+61
- Howardstown, KY R+61
- Cisselville, KY R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tridell, UT R+52
- Drummond Island, MI R+30
- Elk Horn, IA R+47
- Timothy, NC R+56
- Taos, MO R+61
- Springville, PA R+49
- Forest Falls, CA R+21
- West Charleston, VT R+34
- Vimville, MS R+49
- New Matamoras, OH R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.