Milan, Illinois is a small city located in Rock Island County, just off the Mississippi River. While the city itself has only a population of around 5,400 people, it is part of a larger metropolitan area with a population of over 300,000 that includes parts of Illinois and Iowa. The political makeup of Milan reflects this mix of urban and rural elements. Local politics here are nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliation does not necessarily determine candidate's success in elections. Many important local issues in Milan center around economic development and public safety. Community members often work together to support economic growth initiatives through tax incentives or other measures taken by local government representatives. Additionally, maintaining a healthy environment for residents is a priority for many elected leaders here and they strive to make sure that public resources are used responsibly to provide high-quality services to the community.
The political climate in Milan, IL is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milan, IL is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Illinois is moderately 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.
Milan, Illinois: 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 Milan, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,870 contributions totaling $394,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,173 contributions totaling $327,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)