Rockford, MN is a small rural community in Minnesota. It is known for its strong sense of community and support for local businesses. When it comes to politics, the people of Rockford take their civic duty seriously and are very active in the local elections that take place every two years. The city council consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Rockford. They work diligently to ensure that their hometown runs efficiently and effectively in order to maintain a high quality of life for all residents. The mayor serves as the leader of the council and works with the other members to set policy and make decisions on behalf of the entire community. In addition, there are several other elected officials who represent Rockford at both state and federal levels, such as state senators and representatives, as well as members of Congress. With such a strong tradition of civic engagement, it's no surprise that Rockford is home to many passionate political debates among its citizenry.
The political climate in Rockford, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockford, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
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.
Rockford, 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 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 Rockford, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $42,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 329 contributions totaling $82,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)