Milliken, CO is a vibrant community located in Northern Colorado. The town is highly engaged in local politics and regularly has citizens attend public meetings to discuss important issues such as education funding, infrastructure improvements, and community development programs. Milliken has a city council consisting of five members elected by the people. They are tasked with making decisions that will benefit the entire community and promote a positive quality of life for all residents. The city also has regular elections for various positions like mayor, board members, and other offices that help shape the future of Milliken. Local political candidates are often seen in the area during election times, engaging with locals to discuss their platforms and what they would do for the town if elected. Participating in local politics is encouraged by the citizens of Milliken as it allows them to have their voices heard.
The political climate in 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
Milliken, CO 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 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 Milliken, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,006 contributions totaling $114,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,301 contributions totaling $485,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)