Midwest City, OK is a city located in the Oklahoma County of the US state of Oklahoma. It is known for being a politically active community that focuses on the growth and well-being of its citizens. The city council consists of seven members who are elected by the public, each serving for four years. The mayor serves as head of government and executive for the city and is elected to serve a four-year term. The current mayor is Kenneth Jargstorf who was first elected in 2017 and won reelection in 2021. Local political issues focus on improving infrastructure, jobs, education, housing, crime prevention, economic development, transportation, and other important aspects that will benefit citizens’ lives. In addition to these topics, Midwest City also tackles environmental concerns such as protecting local resources and recycling initiatives. Through grassroots efforts and close communication with residents, Midwest City continuously strives to create a safe and prosperous environment for all its citizens to live in.
The political climate in Midwest City, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, OK is leaning conservative. In Oklahoma County, OK 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oklahoma county remained narrowly Republican, 49.2% to 48.1%.
Oklahoma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midwest City, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma is very 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.
Midwest City, Oklahoma: 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 Midwest City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,596 contributions totaling $84,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 964 contributions totaling $152,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)