Finley Crossing leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Finley Crossing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Finley Crossing, ~36% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Finley Crossing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Finley Crossing leans more Republican than 40 of 56 neighbors.
Finley Crossing runs about 20 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Finley Crossing. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+87) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 104 points.
Why Finley Crossing 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 Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 99% of residents in Finley Crossing drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Finley Crossing sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Finley Crossing, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Finley Crossing looks the way it does
Turnout in Finley Crossing sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thomasville, AL R+8
- Sunny South, AL R+25
- Nicholsville, AL R+50
- Roundhill, AL R+2
- Clayhill, AL R+7
- Vineland, AL R+8
- Pine Hill, AL D+12
- Dixons Mills, AL D+38
- Bashi, AL R+82
- Pope, AL R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strong City, OK R+82
- Fisherdale, PA R+52
- Lodge Corner, AR R+79
- Glenview, NC D+73
- Tracy, IN R+44
- St. Francisville, MO R+60
- Collingwood Park, NJ R+22
- Oldenburg, TX R+69
- Odell, TX R+71
- Grove Center, KY R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.