Finley leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Finley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Finley, ~23% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Finley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Finley leans more Republican than 26 of 31 neighbors.
Finley runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Finley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Finley 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 Finley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Finley votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Finley runs about 30 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Finley, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Finley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Finley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Finley report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Soda Bay, CA Even
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- Kelseyville, CA D+2
- North Lakeport, CA R+18
- Lucerne, CA R+10
- Glenhaven, CA D+8
- Nice, CA R+3
- Old Hopland, CA D+12
- Clearlake Park, CA R+8
- Upper Lake, CA R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hardware, VA R+36
- Elton, PA R+49
- Wink, TX R+71
- Tyronza, AR R+65
- Chesterville, OH R+62
- Lester, WV R+68
- Hoonah, AK D+10
- Idaville, IN R+56
- Clear Creek Springs, KY R+78
- New Lisbon, IN R+56
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, 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.