Finzel is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Finzel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Finzel, ~14% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Finzel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Finzel leans more Republican than 31 of 108 neighbors.
Finzel runs about 86 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Finzel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Finzel. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Finzel 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 Finzel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Finzel, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Maryland average of 38%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Finzel are family households, above 89% of cities. Finzel runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Finzel, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Finzel looks the way it does
Turnout in Finzel 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.
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- Warrens Mill, PA R+72
- Mount Savage, MD R+56
- Carlos, MD R+48
- Pleasant Union, PA R+73
- Clarysville, MD R+45
- St. Paul, PA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Levels, WV R+64
- Kremis, PA R+54
- Dovesville, SC D+10
- Hendricks, WV R+39
- Catharine, KS R+70
- Flat Top Mountain, TN R+70
- Garciasville, TX R+8
- Nixburg, AL R+41
- Silver City, MS R+33
- Ionia, MO R+67
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland 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.