Rome, Michigan is a small town located in Lenawee County. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and six council members representing the community. The mayor is elected at large for a two-year term, while the council members are elected from specific districts to four-year terms. The current Mayor of Rome is John Smith III.
The town's political atmosphere is one that encourages civic engagement and participation in local government. Residents have direct access to their representatives and can attend town hall meetings or contact them through email or telephone. Rome also offers many opportunities for residents to get involved in their local government, such as volunteering on committees and voting in elections. Furthermore, there are numerous organizations and clubs dedicated to educating people about local politics and encouraging involvement with it. This allows residents to stay informed about what's happening in their community and show support for initiatives they believe will benefit their town.
The political climate in Rome, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rome, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan 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.
Rome, Michigan: 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 Rome, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 770 contributions totaling $64,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 515 contributions totaling $152,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)