Midland, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. The town has a long history of local politics that dates back to the 1800s. The current mayor is Bob Williams and he has held office since 2004. He works with the city council to make decisions on matters related to the day-to-day operations of the town. In addition, there are several other local political candidates that are running for office in Midland this year. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and professions and they all have different ideas on how to best serve their residents. All of them, however, remain dedicated to upholding the core values that hold true in this small town and will work hard to ensure that Midland remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens.
The political climate in Midland, NC is moderately conservative.
Cabarrus County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Cabarrus County, NC 44.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cabarrus county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.5%.
Cabarrus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midland, NC is moderately conservative.
Cabarrus County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
North Carolina 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.
Midland, North Carolina: 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, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $86,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 574 contributions totaling $217,412 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)