Midkiff is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Midkiff typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midkiff, ~7% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midkiff compares
Midkiff sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Midkiff runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midkiff. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Midkiff leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Midkiff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Midkiff hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Midkiff, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Midkiff looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Midkiff is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Lawrence, TX R+81
- Stiles, TX R+71
- Spraberry, TX R+82
- Garden City, TX R+85
- Rankin, TX R+74
- Midland, TX R+46
- Crane, TX R+48
- Odessa, TX R+41
- Stanton, TX R+65
- Lomax, TX R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Xavier, MT R+30
- Trinity, LA R+11
- Hardenville, MO R+69
- Harmony, NJ R+43
- Harman, WV R+67
- Lisbon, LA R+21
- New Marion, IN R+66
- New Era, GA R+28
- Martinsburg, MD D+13
- Humptulips, WA R+26
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.