West Finley is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in West Finley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Finley, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Finley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Finley leans more Republican than 123 of 149 neighbors.
West Finley runs about 58 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why West 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 West Finley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in West Finley are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; West Finley, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Finley looks the way it does
Turnout in West Finley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Simpson Store, PA R+60
- Enon, PA R+59
- Good Intent, PA R+57
- Durbin, PA R+59
- Majorsville, WV R+62
- Graysville, PA R+60
- Dallas, WV R+58
- Sparta, PA R+58
- Nineveh, PA R+56
- West Alexander, PA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Garden, OH R+57
- New Canton, TN R+66
- Cora, WY R+50
- Eden Mills, VT R+29
- Chestnut, IL R+55
- East St. Johnsbury, VT R+10
- Hernshaw, WV R+59
- Ceylon, MN R+56
- Paul Smiths, NY D+20
- Santee, NE R+9
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.