The phrase "affection lies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express the idea that affection or love is found or exists in a particular place or situation.
Example: "In the quiet moments of our conversations, I realize that true affection lies in the little things we share."
Alternatives: "love resides" or "fondness exists".
It is impossible to link that to President Obama — who nominally endorsed the Democrat, William Thompson Jr., but left little doubt that his affection lay with the mayor.
Why a band on their third album are headlining a new bands tour remains obscure, but it's nice to see manufacturers of hair gel putting their sponsorship money where NME writers's affections lie.
There was no doubt where the crowd's affections lay on Court Philippe Chatrier, with 2009 champion Federer given the support of a home player.
A good word from the Galaxy GM could push the players toward one national team or the other – and it's clear where his past affections lie.
Machines and their machinations are clearly where the director's affections lie, leaving the emotional side of "Revenge" to flatline again and again.
And in that final realization of the long shadow cast by sisterly affections surely lies one aspect of this novel's greatness.
The organization began to feel less and less like a home (unlike Dissent, where my loyalty and affection still lie), but because of the accumulation of ties and experiences it was years before I finally left.
Where is the man, who under the influence of sober dispassionate reasoning, and not void of natural affection, can lay his hand upon his heart and say, I am willing my sons and my daughters should be torn from me and doomed to perpetual slavery?
The sight of one in a field can be enough to rekindle atavistic affections that lie deep within.
Down one path lies affection and applause.
