Midland, Texas is a bustling city located in the heart of West Texas. The city is home to a thriving population of over 131,000 residents and is a center for commerce, industry, and culture. With its vibrant economy and diverse population, Midland has become an integral part of the region's political landscape. Politically, Midland is served by both the Republican and Democratic parties in both state and national elections. Statewide offices include governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of education and land commissioner among others. At the federal level, the US House of Representatives seats two representatives from Texas' 11th Congressional District which includes parts of Midland County. Local political candidates are numerous and represent all sides of the political spectrum. From national campaigns to local initiatives on taxes or energy policy - politics has had a significant impact on life in 79703 Midland, TX over the years.
The political climate in Zip 79703 (Midland, TX) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 79703 (Midland, TX) is strongly conservative.
Midland, Texas is strongly conservative.
Midland County, Texas 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 zip 79703 (Midland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $6,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $319,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)