The politics of Rosemount, MN (zip code 55068) are characterized by a strong focus on local government issues and maintaining the small town character of the city. There is a strong commitment to protecting the environment, creating jobs, and investing in public education. The city is served by an elected mayor and four council members who are responsible for crafting and implementing city policy. Elections occur every four years and typically draw high voter turnout from a diverse and engaged citizenry. Local political engagement also extends to state-level issues as residents tend to be knowledgeable about broader topics that affect their community. Overall, the political atmosphere of Rosemount is one that values community involvement and promoting a positive quality of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 55068 (Rosemount, MN) is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55068 (Rosemount, MN) is leaning liberal.
Rosemount, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Rosemount, Minnesota: r r d d d D
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 zip 55068 (Rosemount)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,370 contributions totaling $162,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $37,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)