Rosholt, SD is a small town with a population of nearly 800 people. It has a number of local political issues that affect its residents and the town as a whole. The most pressing issues include economic development, infrastructure improvements, and maintaining access to quality education. Local elections are held every two years in Rosholt to elect members for the mayoral office, city council, school board trustees, and other important roles within the community. In these elections, candidates present their platforms and ideas in order to win support from voters within the community. These candidates come from all walks of life and represent a variety of different opinions on how best to address Rosholt's needs and challenges. Residents can make their voices heard by casting their ballots at local polling places or submitting absentee ballots. By participating in local elections, Rosholt residents can ensure that their political leaders are responsive to their needs and concerns.
The political climate in Rosholt, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Roberts County, SD 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roberts county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.4%.
Roberts county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosholt, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, South Dakota is somewhat 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.
Rosholt, South Dakota: R d D d 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 Rosholt, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)