The city of Milford, MI 48381 is run by an elected Mayor and six City Council members, who serve four-year terms. The City Council holds meetings that are open to the public, typically held on the first and third Mondays of each month. These meetings provide citizens with a chance to voice their concerns and ideas for improving the community. The Council also works closely with local agencies and organizations such as police, fire department, parks & recreation, health department, etc., to ensure that Milford remains a safe and enjoyable place to live. The city is home to many small businesses and cultural attractions which contribute to its economy. There are also many civic projects such as road improvements, public safety initiatives, parks/open space improvements and other community enhancements that keep Milford a desirable place for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 48381 (Milford, MI) is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48381 (Milford, MI) is leaning liberal.
Milford, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Milford, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 48381 (Milford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 486 contributions totaling $70,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $48,029 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)