Rome, Minnesota is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is an economically vibrant community with a variety of businesses and activities for its residents and visitors alike. The politics in Rome, MN are largely focused on local issues such as providing services to the community, economic development, and supporting education and other initiatives that benefit the whole town. The mayor, who is elected at-large every two years, plays an important role in setting the direction for town government. The city council members are also elected to two-year terms in order to ensure that all voices are heard when making decisions about the future of Rome. Additionally, there are various other governing bodies such as the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment which weigh in on zoning and construction issues within the city limits. Local elections provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinion by casting their vote for their preferred candidate.
The political climate in Rome, MN is strongly conservative.
Faribault County, MN is very conservative. In Faribault County, MN 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faribault county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.0%.
Faribault county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rome, MN is strongly conservative.
Faribault County, Minnesota is very 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.
Rome, 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 Rome, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $64,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $44,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)