She is a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party who hold a majority of seats in the council.

Erik Nielsen was replaced by Britt Jensen as mayor by a vote in the municipal council 19 March 2020 because the former made use of an official car although he only had one kilometer to work.

The municipality covers an area of 12 km2, all part of the larger conurbation of Copenhagen.

Neighboring municipalities are Copenhagen to the east, Herlev to the north, Glostrup to the west, and Brøndby and Hvidovre to the south.

Demographically Rødovre is a multi-cultured mixed suburb with no larger ethnic group of people.