Rome, MN is a small city that prides itself on its tight-knit community and dedication to local politics. The local government in Rome consists of a mayor, who is elected every four years, and a city council consisting of five members from the five wards of the city. All residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics and engage with their elected officials through attending meetings, town halls, and public hearings. Interested parties can also keep up with current developments on the Rome City website or by subscribing to newsletters from their local representatives. There is also an active civic organization in Rome dedicated to discussing important political issues within the city and larger state. It is clear that Rome takes its politics seriously, as evidenced by the amount of attention given to maintaining transparency and involvement between its residents and their government.
The political climate in Roome, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roome, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Minnesota 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.
Roome, Minnesota: R R d 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 Roome, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $9,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $7,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)