Finley, KS is a small town with a deep-rooted history and culture. Its political system is unique in that it has very few registered candidates vying for local offices. The town is largely a blue-collar community with citizens who are committed to supporting their local economy, preserving the heritage of the region, and taking care of their neighbors. Finley's political landscape is characterized by nonpartisan town meetings where all registered citizens can participate in discussions about important topics and issues that affect their day-to-day lives. Additionally, there is an active grassroots effort from residents to bring awareness to issues they deem important and to create change in their community. Though Finley may not have as much political clout as large cities, the citizens of Finley take pride in their ability to come together and work towards creating a better future for everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Finley, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, KS is very conservative. In Decatur County, KS 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.6%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Finley, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Finley, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Finley, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $16,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)