Politics in 72651 Midway, AR are centered around local concerns that affect the people living in the area. Local politicians must focus on a wide range of issues such as infrastructure improvements, school funding and taxation. These politicians must also have an understanding of the local culture and be able to engage with citizens from many different backgrounds. Being elected to represent the people in Midway requires strong leadership skills, charisma, and a genuine commitment to advancing the needs of the community. Citizens in Midway regularly participate in local elections to ensure their voices are heard at all levels of government. Additionally, active civic engagement is encouraged and appreciated by local leaders who understand the importance of involving residents in making decisions about their own lives.
The political climate in Zip 72651 (Midway, AR) is very conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72651 (Midway, AR) is very conservative.
Midway, Arkansas is very conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home Metro Area is very conservative.
Arkansas is strongly 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, Arkansas: 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 zip 72651 (Midway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)