Finley leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Finley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Finley, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% 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 2 of 18 neighbors.
Politically, Finley sits close to the rest of North Dakota.
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.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Finley sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Finley, ND does.
Why turnout in Finley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Finley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, above 69% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Finley have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sharon, ND R+39
- Hope, ND R+30
- Cooperstown, ND R+51
- Aneta, ND R+45
- Shepard, ND R+51
- Karnak, ND R+52
- Luverne, ND R+38
- Hatton, ND R+39
- Northwood, ND R+37
- Jessie, ND R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lind Cove, CA R+39
- Briny Breezes, FL R+14
- Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME D+23
- Germania, WI R+38
- Gay, WV R+69
- Overbrook, AL R+60
- Eureka, FL R+66
- Volin, SD R+56
- Frog Jump, TN R+70
- Birthright, TX R+78
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota 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.