The city of Midway in Seminole County, Florida is a vibrant and growing community. With its robust economy and friendly neighbors, the politics in the area are equally as exciting. The city council of Midway is composed of five members elected at large to four year terms, with elections held in even-numbered years. There are currently no county or state representatives for Midway but there is active civic engagement from local residents that keep the political discourse vibrant and engaging. Residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to matters such as transportation, education and public safety. Local politicians strive to stay connected with their constituents and ensure that all voices are being fairly represented.
The political climate in Midway (Seminole County), FL is leaning liberal.
Seminole County, FL is leaning liberal. In Seminole County, FL 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seminole county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Seminole county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midway (Seminole County), FL is leaning liberal.
Seminole County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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 (Seminole County), Florida: R R r r r 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 (Seminole County), FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,285 contributions totaling $144,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 560 contributions totaling $419,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $749 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)