Milford, NH is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has many historic sites and natural beauty, but it also has an engaged and active political climate. The citizens of Milford take great pride in their local government and many regularly attend town meetings to voice their opinions on issues that affect them. Several civic organizations exist to further the interests of Milford’s citizens, such as the Milford Conservation Commission which works to preserve the town’s natural spaces and resources, as well as groups like Moms Demand Action which seeks to protect gun rights and public safety. Political candidates from both major parties often visit Milford during election season, hosting events to meet with residents and listen to their concerns. To ensure they have a voice in local politics, residents can get involved by voting in local elections or volunteering for campaigns.
The political climate in Milford, NH is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milford, NH is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning liberal.
New Hampshire 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.
Milford, New Hampshire: r r d d r 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 Milford, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,905 contributions totaling $486,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,727 contributions totaling $500,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)