Midland, CO is a small town with a population of just under 10,000 people. The local politics are characterized by the City Council which consists of seven members who are elected to serve four-year terms by the citizens of Midland. The City Council is responsible for creating ordinances, approving budgets, and conducting other important functions that help shape and govern the community. In addition to the seven elected members of the City Council, there are several elected officials from other departments who work together to ensure that all aspects of local government run smoothly. Local elections occur every two years and all registered voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots for their preferred candidates. All political candidates are dedicated to making Midland a better place to live and work and strive to create positive change within their community.
The political climate in Midland, CO is strongly conservative.
Teller County, CO is very conservative. In Teller County, CO 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.2%.
Teller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midland, CO is strongly conservative.
Teller County, Colorado is very conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Colorado is somewhat 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.
Midland, Colorado: 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 Midland, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 319 contributions totaling $16,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)