Midway, Florida is a small town located in Santa Rosa County. Politically, it has traditionally been a conservative stronghold with most residents voting Republican in elections. The most recent mayoral election saw incumbent Mayor Scott Miller win by a large margin, further strengthening the community’s allegiance to the GOP. With the current state of politics being what it is, Midway and Santa Rosa County have both embraced this shift towards conservatism and are now devoted supporters of the Republican party’s core values. The county has also seen an increase in voter participation over the past several years, with most residents taking an active role in ensuring their voices are heard at the polls. While local political candidates may differ on certain issues, most are usually aligned when it comes to their support for fiscal responsibility and smaller government.
The political climate in Midway (Santa Rosa County), FL is strongly conservative.
Santa Rosa County, FL is very conservative. In Santa Rosa County, FL 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Rosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.8%.
Santa Rosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midway (Santa Rosa County), FL is strongly conservative.
Santa Rosa County, Florida is very conservative.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Florida is leaning 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 (Santa Rosa County), Florida: 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 Midway (Santa Rosa County), FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,608 contributions totaling $129,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 776 contributions totaling $121,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)