Milpitas, California is a city located in the Bay Area region of California. It is a multicultural community that has seen rapid growth over the last decade, and is now home to many businesses and organizations. In terms of politics, Milpitas generally leans Democratic. The city council consists of seven members who are all elected by popular vote every four years. While there are no local candidates specifically running for office in Milpitas, the city has been involved in numerous state and national political issues. For example, the city recently passed an ordinance that requires employers to provide paid sick leave for their employees. This ordinance was supported by both major parties as well as a wide range of labor organizations. Additionally, Milpitas has been actively advocating for equal rights for its residents regardless of gender or sexual orientation. All these efforts illustrate how important it is for persons living in Milpitas to stay informed about local and national politics as they can have meaningful impact on the quality life within this vibrant community.
The political climate in Milpitas, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milpitas, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Milpitas, California: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Milpitas, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,820 contributions totaling $528,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 644 contributions totaling $206,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)