Its mayor is Emil Blücher, a member of the Liberal Alliance political party.

Most of the population lives in an urbanized belt between the coast of Køge Bay and the E47 motorway, developed in the 1970s.

The northern part of the belt is Solrød Stand; this is the site of the municipal council.

Further inland lies fertile farmland, dotted with the old villages of Karlstrup, Solrød, Jersie, Kirke Skensved, and Gammel Havdrup.

The area attracts both local day visitors and summer vacationers who are interested in boating, beaches and sunshine.