Finley, WA is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. With its population estimated at around 2,000 people, Finley is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride. Politically, the town has historically leaned to the left and is often split along ideological lines when it comes to local elections. Over the last few years, two local candidates have emerged as favorites for election season: Alex Sharp and Tom Rayburn. Alex Sharp is a progressive candidate who advocates for better access to basic services for all members of the community while Tom Rayburn focuses on fiscal responsibility and lower taxes. As Election Day approaches, Finley residents will decide which candidate best aligns with their vision for Finley's future.
The political climate in Finley, WA is moderately conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Finley, WA is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Washington is moderately liberal.
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, Washington: 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, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 775 contributions totaling $60,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $48,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)