Milan, IL, in zip code 61264, is a small city located in Northwestern Illinois with a population of 5,584 as of the 2018 census. It is an historic and quaint community that offers its residents plenty of natural beauty, local businesses, and amenities. The city is served by an elected government that works to ensure the safety and prosperity of all citizens. In terms of local politics, Milan has enjoyed several decades of political stability with candidates from both major parties receiving the majority vote during most elections. In recent years however, more progressive candidates have emerged to challenge traditional politicians for various offices including mayor and city council members. These candidates bring new ideas and fresh perspectives when it comes to addressing issues facing the community such as economic development, infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives. With many residents eager for change and progress, there are sure to be exciting races ahead for local political office in Milan's future.
The political climate in Zip 61264 (Milan, IL) is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61264 (Milan, IL) is leaning liberal.
Milan, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Illinois is moderately 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, Illinois: 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 61264 (Milan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $10,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $79,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)