Milford, NH is a small town located in the beautiful state of New Hampshire. It is known for its deep historical roots and quaint atmosphere. Politically, Milford is a predominantly Republican town, with one registered Democrat living in the area. The main political issue in Milford is tax reform, since the local government has recently passed several laws that have increased property taxes across the board. The primary local political candidates are running on platforms centered around reducing taxes and increasing public services. In addition to these issues, there are also many debates over educational reforms, environmental protection policies, and other important topics that affect the residents of Milford. With a population of just over 8,000 people, it can be difficult to make sure everyone’s views are heard on these important issues but all candidates strive to do their best to represent all members of their community.
The political climate in Zip 03055 (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
Zip 03055 (Milford, NH) is leaning liberal.
Milford, New Hampshire 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 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 03055 (Milford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 461 contributions totaling $28,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $39,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)