Midland, TX County is known for its strong political presence and local level politics. The county is home to many elected officials who work hard to ensure the needs of their constituents are met. Midland offers a variety of resources and services for citizens, such as voting locations, community outreach initiatives, and educational programs. From town hall meetings to state-level debates, Midland is always looking for ways to become more politically engaged. Local political leaders organize events and rallies that focus on issues relevant to the city and county residents. This allows for an informed dialogue about topics that affect people in the region. Furthermore, local media outlets cover all aspects of politics in Midland, both from within the city and across the state, making sure all sides of any political conversation can be heard.
The political climate in Midland County, TX is very conservative.
In Midland County, TX 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Midland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.9%.
Midland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midland County, TX is very conservative.
Midland Metro Area is very conservative.
Texas 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, Texas: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,838 contributions totaling $424,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,912 contributions totaling $4,096,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $834 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)