Rowlett, TX is a vibrant city located in Dallas county. It has an important political presence, with a mayor and city council that are actively involved in the area’s affairs. The City Council is responsible for making decisions on matters that affect the day-to-day operations of the city, such as public safety, infrastructure development, zoning and land use regulations, financial planning and budgeting. In addition to their regular meetings, they also host community events throughout the year to keep citizens informed about local political issues. They work hard to ensure everyone in Rowlett can live in a safe and healthy environment while having the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Local political candidates run for office each election cycle and strive to represent the interests of Rowlett’s residents. During these times there is great civic engagement as citizens come together to discuss their views on various topics affecting their lives. As a whole, politics in Rowlett encourages active participation from its citizens and works towards creating an inclusive atmosphere of collaboration between all stakeholders.
The political climate in Rowlett, TX is somewhat liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rowlett, TX is somewhat liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas is leaning conservative.
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.
Rowlett, Texas: r r 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 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 Rowlett, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,991 contributions totaling $370,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,987 contributions totaling $447,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)