Rosemount, Minnesota is a suburban city located in Dakota County. The city has grown steadily since it was founded in the mid 19th century and now boasts a population of over 20,000 people. Rosemount is a vibrant community that offers many recreational opportunities as well as excellent educational and cultural activities. Politically, the city leans Democratic with strong support for progressive policies and social justice initiatives such as affordable housing, environmental protection and equitable access to resources. At the local level, Rosemount elects City Council Members who are responsible for setting policy on issues that affect the community. The City Council also works to create public-private partnerships to spur economic development and job growth. Through initiatives such as these, Rosemount continues to be a desirable place to live and work.
The political climate in Rosemount, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosemount, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Rosemount, Minnesota: 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 Rosemount, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,370 contributions totaling $162,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $37,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)