Roseland, MN is a small rural town located in the southwestern corner of the state. As with any small town, local politics are an important part of life here. At the local level, citizens can elect representatives to serve on the City Council, which makes decisions regarding municipal spending and laws that affect all residents. In addition to City Council members, Roseland also elects representatives to serve on various other boards such as the School Board, Planning Commission, and Parks Board. These representatives have a direct impact on the day-to-day lives of citizens and help shape the future of Roseland. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about upcoming elections and current political issues that affect their community by attending public meetings, reading or watching local news coverage, and participating in political discussions with family and friends.
The political climate in Roseland, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roseland, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar 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.
Roseland, 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 Roseland, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)