Midway is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Midway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% 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 4 of 6 neighbors.
Midway runs about 67 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Midway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midway. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 16 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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Midway drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Midway runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Midway, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
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. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Midway report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roswell, NM R+35
- Mountain View, NM R+72
- Dexter, NM R+48
- Greenfield, NM R+54
- South Spring Acres, NM R+73
- Hagerman, NM R+56
- Lake Arthur, NM R+66
- Picacho, NM R+51
- Hope, NM R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose, NE R+79
- Curtiston, AL R+67
- Heartwell, NE R+64
- Homewood, PA R+42
- Leesville, NY R+34
- Seven Stars, PA R+69
- Shandon, OH R+62
- Canfield, WV R+61
- Crawford, OH R+61
- Coveville, PA R+4
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Mexico Secretary of State, Bureau of 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.