Rockville, Minnesota is a small rural town located in the midwestern part of the state. It has a long history of being involved in local politics, with many residents taking an active role in the community. The Rockville City Council meets regularly to discuss issues and make decisions that affect Rockville’s future. They are responsible for everything from zoning ordinances to budgeting for public services. In addition, they appoint various boards and commissions to help manage different aspects of city government. Residents of Rockville have the opportunity to get involved by attending public meetings or running for office. There are several opportunities throughout the year for citizens to volunteer with local political organizations and campaigns. With an engaged citizenry and dedicated elected officials, Rockville is sure to continue its long tradition of strong leadership in local politics.
The political climate in Rockville, MN is moderately conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockville, MN is moderately conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rockville, Minnesota: R R r 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 Rockville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $54,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $398,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $963 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)