Finney County leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Finney County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Finney County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Finney County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Finney County is the least Republican-leaning.
Finney County runs about 9 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Finney County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Finney County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Finney County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Finney County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Finney County are family households, above 84% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Finney County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Finney County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Finney County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Finney County rent, above 84% of counties. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Finney County report food insecurity, above 83% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kearny County, KS R+71
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Haskell County, KS R+66
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Grant County, KS R+59
- Lane County, KS R+78
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
- Ford County, KS R+26
- Meade County, KS R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Woodford County, IL R+40
- Dallas County, AL D+38
- Guernsey County, OH R+50
- Susquehanna County, PA R+45
- Graham County, AZ R+39
- Warren County, PA R+41
- Colleton County, SC R+17
- Isle of Wight County, VA R+17
- Brown County, SD R+35
- Defiance County, OH R+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.