Rock, MN County is an area that is heavily involved in the political landscape. There are several prominent local politicians and candidates that have been elected to represent the people of Rock County in state and federal offices. The county has a number of organizations dedicated to advocating for issues important to both residents and businesses, such as education reform, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. These organizations hold regular town hall meetings to discuss their plans with the public and keep them informed about upcoming legislation. Additionally, many local candidates visit schools, businesses, and places of worship throughout the county to meet with constituents and discuss important topics. Residents of Rock County can stay up-to-date on the latest political news by attending these events or through local media outlets.
The political climate in Rock County, MN is very conservative.
In Rock County, MN 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Rock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock County, MN is very conservative.
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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.
Rock, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Rock County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $14,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $11,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)