Midway is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Midway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway, ~44% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Midway leans more Democratic than 40 of 45 neighbors.
Midway runs about 98 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Midway is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midway. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 77 points.
Why Midway 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 Midway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 78% of residents in Midway are Black or African American, about 55 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Midway have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Midway runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Midway, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Midway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Midway is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in Midway report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Midway have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enon, AL D+79
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Mount Andrew, AL D+49
- Smuteye, AL D+12
- Spring Hill, AL D+9
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Batesville, AL D+3
- Union Springs, AL D+53
- Clayton, AL D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poquott, NY D+11
- Buffalo Valley, TN R+66
- Tygh Valley, OR R+42
- Uriah, AL R+75
- Sparr, MI R+42
- Tri-Lakes, IN R+54
- Shirleysburg, PA R+69
- Copemish, MI R+39
- Hecker, IL R+53
- Charenton, LA R+38
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, Elections, 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.