Rosewood Heights is a small town in Madison County, Illinois. It is home to around 8,000 people and has a rich history of civic involvement and political participation. The town's politics are primarily centered around local issues such as infrastructure, crime, economic development, education, and other quality-of-life concerns. Local elections tend to be dominated by the Democratic Party with few Republicans making any headway in local races. In recent years there have been some efforts to increase voter registration and turnout at the polls, although success in this area has been limited due to a lack of enthusiasm from many residents. As such, the town’s politics remain largely shaped by longstanding grassroots efforts aimed at improving the quality of life for all inhabitants. There are no current candidates running for office in Rosewood Heights but it is likely that this will change when election season comes around again.
The political climate in Rosewood Heights, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosewood Heights, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Illinois is moderately 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.
Rosewood Heights, Illinois: d d 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 Rosewood Heights, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 496 contributions totaling $41,853 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $25,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)