The politics of Milan, OH are shaped by the local government and representatives who serve their community. The city of Milan is home to a mayor-council form of government with the mayor being elected at-large and six council members being elected from three wards. The city works to provide services such as public safety, road maintenance, parks and recreation, trash collection, recycling, economic development and services to the elderly. Local political candidates in Milan run for office on platforms that reflect the needs of the community where they live and work. These candidates focus on creating a safe environment, supporting small businesses, improving infrastructure and investing in quality education for our children. As residents of this small town we have a responsibility to be informed about all the issues facing our community so that we can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Milan, OH is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Erie County, OH 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
Erie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milan, OH is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning 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.
Milan, Ohio: d d 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, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 425 contributions totaling $28,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $107,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)