Milton CDP, KS is a small town located in northern Kansas, with a population of only 177 people. The local government structure for Milton CDP is composed of a Mayor and four members of the Town Council, who are elected by citizens living in the community. All major decisions within the city limits are voted on by the Town Council, including approving zoning regulations and issuing permits. The Mayor has executive authority over municipal departments, such as police and public works, as well as providing leadership for major projects and initiatives. Local elections are held every two years to elect new officials to serve on the Town Council. Voter turnout in Milton CDP is typically low but often sees an increase in participation during years when more controversial issues are being decided upon. In order to ensure that all voices are heard, it is important for residents of Milton CDP to take part in these local elections by voting or taking part in other forms of political engagement.
The political climate in Milton, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milton, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
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.
Milton, Kansas: R R R R R R
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 Milton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $4,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)