Rochester Township in Minnesota is a vibrant and diverse community located in Olmsted County. Politically, the township is represented at the local level by several city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss issues ranging from parks and recreation to public works and safety. Local elections are held every two years, providing citizens with the opportunity to vote for candidates that they believe best fit their vision for the future of the township. On the state level, Rochester Township is represented by Senator Doug Magnus and Representative Duane Sauke. Both Sen. Magnus and Rep. Sauke have been staunch advocates for the community's needs, taking an active role in initiatives such as infrastructure improvements and economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Rochester township, MN is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Olmsted County, MN 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Olmsted county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.4%.
Olmsted county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rochester township, MN is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rochester township, 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 Rochester township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,682 contributions totaling $566,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,611 contributions totaling $450,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)