Rowlett, TX is a small city located in Dallas County. It is home to approximately 59,000 people and has seen steady growth over the last few decades. As such, the politics of Rowlett have become increasingly important for many local residents. The City Council is composed of five members who are elected by the people of Rowlett. The mayor is also elected at large and serves as the head of the City Council. All citizens of Rowlett are eligible to vote in municipal elections, which take place every two years. These elections determine who will serve on the City Council and who will be the mayor. In addition to providing basic services such as police protection, fire protection, water, waste management, and transportation services, the City Council is responsible for enacting regulations and ordinances that affect all aspects of life in Rowlett. Issues such as zoning rights, taxes, development opportunities, and education are often discussed during these meetings. The city's website provides information about upcoming elections as well as a list of current candidates that are running for office in each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 75088 (Rowlett, TX) is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75088 (Rowlett, TX) is moderately liberal.
Rowlett, Texas is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas is leaning 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.
Rowlett, Texas: 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 75088 (Rowlett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 394 contributions totaling $42,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $50,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)