Milan Township is a small community located in Michigan's Washtenaw County. It has been part of the greater Ann Arbor area since its incorporation in 1835. Although it is a relatively small town, Milan Township has an active and engaged political base. Community members participate in local politics through many avenues, including voting on local ballot measures, attending public forums and meetings, volunteering on campaigns, and running for local office. In recent years, Milan Township residents have taken increasing interest in political involvement due to issues such as environmental protection, school safety, infrastructure development, economic growth, and public health initiatives. This is exemplified by the success of several independent candidates who have won races against more established Republicans and Democrats in recent elections. With its commitment to civic engagement and numerous opportunities for political involvement, Milan Township has become an important center of politics in the region.
The political climate in Milan township, MI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milan township, MI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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 township, Michigan: d r d d 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 Milan township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,052 contributions totaling $63,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $23,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)