Politics in 48640 Midland, MI vary depending on the election year. The city of Midland is primarily served by the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as a variety of smaller parties. During elections, local residents have the opportunity to choose from many candidates who offer different perspectives and positions on important issues facing the city. Some recent political issues that have been discussed in the area include healthcare reform, infrastructure improvements, and public safety initiatives. In addition to voting for candidates at the polls, citizens can also get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering with political campaigns. No matter what their interests may be, Midland residents have many opportunities to get involved in politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 48640 (Midland, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Midland County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Midland County, MI 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Midland county remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 41.7%.
Midland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48640 (Midland, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Midland, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Midland County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Midland Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
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, Michigan: 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 48640 (Midland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,915 contributions totaling $191,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 675 contributions totaling $373,407 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $553 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)