Rolla, MO is a vibrant city that is home to a diverse range of people and culture. It is located in Phelps County, Missouri and has been around since 1858. The politics in Rolla are comprised of both local and state representatives, who work together to ensure the best interests of their constituents are met.The mayor of Rolla is Louis Magdits III and the City Council consists of six members who are elected for two-year terms. The Phelps County Commission is also involved in the politics of Rolla, as it works to approve budgets, assess taxes, and set policies for county departments and offices. Additionally, there are numerous federal politicians representing various areas in the county, such as US Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, and other local congressional delegates. All of these individuals have worked to ensure that the residents of Rolla have access to quality public services like roads, police protection, waste management systems, parks maintenance programs ,and water supplies. Through all their hard work and dedication to their community, they have been able to ensure that Rolla remains a safe place for its citizens while providing them with all they need to thrive.
The political climate in Rolla, MO is somewhat conservative.
Phelps County, MO is very conservative. In Phelps County, MO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phelps county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.8%.
Phelps county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rolla, MO is somewhat conservative.
Phelps County, Missouri is very conservative.
Rolla Metro Area is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
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.
Rolla, Missouri: 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 Rolla, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,018 contributions totaling $346,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 927 contributions totaling $219,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)