Midway is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Midway typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% 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 5 of 25 neighbors.
Midway runs about 42 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Midway. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 51 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 areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Midway live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Midway sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Midway, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
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 39%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Midway sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elwood, TX R+71
- Madisonville, TX R+31
- Weldon, TX R+37
- Mapleton, TX R+66
- Vistula, TX R+61
- Middleton, TX R+74
- Leona, TX R+74
- Mecca, TX R+74
- Austonio, TX R+68
- Lovelady, TX R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Richwood, NJ R+8
- St. Onge, SD R+57
- Mikana, WI R+33
- Wind Ridge, PA R+62
- Marble Falls, AR R+58
- Roxbury, WI Even
- Pennington, AL D+28
- Ryo, GA R+75
- Lowndesville, SC R+61
- Orient, TX R+74
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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.