Milan, MI is a small city located in southeastern Michigan. It is a primarily agricultural community with a population of only about 5,000 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six council members who work to represent the interests of their constituents. These individuals are responsible for making laws, approving budgets, and handling other local issues. As a result, Milan's political climate is quite active with residents often becoming involved in campaigns or voicing their opinions on important topics that impact the city. Local candidates often participate in debates and town halls to discuss their platforms and ideas for the future of Milan. From property taxes to environmental protection to school funding, politics in Milan are relevant to all aspects of life within the city.
The political climate in Milan, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milan, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan is leaning 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, Michigan: 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,116 contributions totaling $88,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $29,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)