In 80543 Milliken, CO, the political landscape is primarily driven by the local town government and its policies. The Town of Milliken's Mayor and Board of Trustees are responsible for setting the direction for the community and leading initiatives that benefit its residents. Elections are held every two years to choose a new mayor and four trustees. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as economic growth, public safety, education, and environmental protection. Residents of 80543 Milliken can participate in the political process by voting in town elections or attending local meetings to voice their opinions on important issues affecting the community.
The political climate in Zip 80543 (Milliken, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Weld County, CO is moderately conservative. In Weld County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weld county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 39.6%.
Weld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80543 (Milliken, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Milliken, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Weld County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Greeley Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Colorado is somewhat 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.
Milliken, Colorado: R R r R 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 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 80543 (Milliken)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $7,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)