Midway leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Midway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway, ~21% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Midway leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Midway runs about 54 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Midway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midway. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 26 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.
Midway votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Midway runs about 54 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Midway sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Midway are family households, above 88% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Midway, CO does.
Why turnout in Midway looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Midway own their home, about 19 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Midway have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinon, CO R+25
- Eden, CO Even
- Pueblo West, CO R+28
- Fountain, CO R+16
- Pueblo, CO D+8
- Security-Widefield, CO R+10
- Fort Carson, CO R+16
- Penrose, CO R+42
- Ivywild, CO R+17
- Swallows, CO R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stow, ME R+10
- Middlefield, MA D+26
- Middlefork, IN R+61
- Richfield, NE R+44
- Williams Mill, VA R+72
- Whippleville, NY R+18
- Pritchetts, GA R+69
- Prim, AR R+68
- Indian Kettles, NY R+20
- Crab Orchard, IL R+66
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado 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.