The town of Eyota, MN is a small rural community located in southeastern Minnesota. It has a population of just over 1,500 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. The local political landscape in Eyota is diverse and dynamic, with many different options on the ballot each election cycle. From local school boards to county commissioners, residents have a variety of options when it comes to making their voice heard in government. Additionally, there are several non-partisan organizations that focus on advocating for local issues like public education, environmental protection and economic development. Residents are encouraged to get involved as much as possible at the local level by attending meetings, participating in campaigns or voting in elections. Overall, the politics in Eyota are vibrant and active, providing citizens with a great opportunity to make their voices heard and help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Eyota, MN is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Olmsted County, MN 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Olmsted county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.4%.
Olmsted county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eyota, MN is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Eyota, 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 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 Eyota, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $16,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $8,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)