The Rolla, MO Metro Area has a strong political presence and is home to local, state, and federal government offices. There are several political organizations active in the area that are involved in public policy initiatives, such as the Phelps County Democratic Party and the Phelps County Republicans. Additionally, the Rolla City Council plays an important role in local politics by setting zoning ordinances, approving contracts for public works projects, and approving other types of legislation. The area also elects representatives at the state level who represent various interests affecting residents of Rolla and its surrounding communities. These individuals work to ensure that their constituents have access to quality education, affordable healthcare services, safe neighborhoods, and many other important services. With these resources available in the community, citizens of Rolla can remain informed about local politics and be active participants in their government.
The political climate in Rolla Metro Area is very conservative.
In Rolla Metro Area 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, the Rolla metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.8%.
The Rolla metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Rolla Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,453 contributions totaling $118,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $84,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)