Roseland, Indiana is a small town with a population of about 4,000 people. It is an interesting place with a rich history and vibrant community. Politically, Roseland is largely conservative. The local government consists of three Town Council members who are elected by the residents every four years. These representatives are in charge of making decisions that affect the quality of life in Roseland such as public works projects and budgeting for services like police and fire protection. The residents also elect a mayor who serves as the head of the local government and oversees all other elected officials’ activities. In addition to their elected leaders, the citizens of Roseland must also pay attention to state and federal politics that can influence their lives as well.
The political climate in Roseland, IN is leaning liberal.
St. Joseph County, IN is leaning liberal. In St. Joseph County, IN 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roseland, IN is leaning liberal.
St. Joseph County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat 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.
Roseland, Indiana: d 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 Roseland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,951 contributions totaling $113,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $27,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)