Politics Midland County was one of the first areas of Texas to turn Republican, beginning with native son Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign for the presidency in 1952. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the county was Harry Truman in 1948. Even in the presidential election of 1964 in which the incumbent president, Texan Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, won a national landslide victory, it gave 57.8% of its ballots to Republican presidential candidate and Arizona native Barry Goldwater. This is the last time a Democrat managed 40 percent of the county's vote, and one of only two since 1948 that a Democrat has won even 30 percent of the vote. Despite this, conservative Democrats held most local offices well into the 1980s.
politics midland county was one of the first areas of texas to turn republican beginning with native son dwight d eisenhower's campaign for the presidency in 1952 the last democratic presidential candidate to win the county was harry truman in 1948 even in the presidential election of 1964 in which the incumbent president texan democrat lyndon b johnson won a national landslide victory it gave 578% of its ballots to republican presidential candidate and arizona native barry goldwater this is the last time a democrat managed 40 percent of the county's vote and one of only two since 1948 that a democrat has won even 30 percent of the vote despite this conservative democrats held most local offices well into the 1980s