Midway, AL is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It is a tight-knit community of roughly 1,000 people that prides itself on its conservative values and traditional way of life. The local government consists of a mayor, council members, and other elected officials who have been tasked with leading the town into the future while staying true to its roots. Decisions are made based on what is best for the community as a whole and there is an emphasis on fiscal responsibility when it comes to budgeting and spending. All political decisions are made with input from members of Midway's diverse population including businesses, churches, schools, non-profits, and more. Residents often take part in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard and that their representatives will make decisions that will positively affect their lives.
The political climate in Midway, AL is moderately liberal.
Bullock County, AL is very liberal. In Bullock County, AL 74.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bullock county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.7% to 24.8%.
Bullock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midway, AL is moderately liberal.
Bullock County, Alabama is very liberal.
Alabama is strongly 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.
Midway, Alabama: D D D D D D
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 Midway, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)