Roseland, SD is a small town with a close knit community that values its traditions. The town's political environment reflects the values of the people living in it by supporting local businesses and promoting civic engagement. The local government is comprised of a mayor, five council members, and a town administrator. They are responsible for setting policy on matters ranging from zoning laws to public safety initiatives. The town also has representation in the state legislature, with two senators and seven representatives who represent Roseland's interests in Pierre. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in politics through regular meetings at city hall or by voting during elections. The people of Roseland take their civic responsibilities seriously and often come together to discuss important issues that affect their community. Through their active involvement, they work to ensure Roseland remains strong and prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Roseland, SD is very conservative.
Tripp County, SD is very conservative. In Tripp County, SD 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tripp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.4%.
Tripp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roseland, SD is very conservative.
Tripp County, South Dakota is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly 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.
Roseland, South Dakota: 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, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)