Midway is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Midway typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% 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 33 of 62 neighbors.
Midway runs about 31 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midway. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 41 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.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Midway are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Midway, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Midway looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Midway own their home, about 10 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Southwest, IN R+64
- Goshen, IN R+27
- Waterford Mills, IN R+34
- Foraker, IN R+69
- Dunlap, IN R+28
- New Paris, IN R+60
- Wakarusa, IN R+55
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Elkhart, IN R+15
- Nappanee, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walnut, IA R+43
- Callands, VA R+37
- Glenwood, NY R+33
- Glenray, WV R+51
- Olga, WA D+58
- Saxe, VA R+30
- South Barnstead, NH R+22
- Quartz, CA R+32
- West College Corner, IN R+59
- Fenwick Hills, SC Even
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.