Rolling Forks, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a diverse population and is known for its strong sense of community pride. The town is located within a county and is represented in the county government by a board of commissioners who are elected by the people. At the state level, Rolling Forks is represented by two senators and two members of the House of Representatives. Locally, Rolling Forks elects a mayor as well as several council members to serve on its city council. The city council meets regularly to discuss local issues such as public safety, transportation, economic development, and other matters that affect the day-to-day lives of citizens living in Rolling Forks. In addition to these local leaders, various statewide organizations and groups help inform and shape policies that directly impact Rolling Forks residents. All these leaders work together to ensure that Rolling Forks remains an attractive place for both residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Rolling Forks, MN is strongly conservative.
Pope County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pope County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Pope county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rolling Forks, MN is strongly conservative.
Pope County, Minnesota 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.
Rolling Forks, Minnesota: 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 Rolling Forks, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $6,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $18,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)