Eyota Township is a small community located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Though small in size, it holds an important role in local politics and county government decisions. Eyota Township acts as a voting area for local elections, allowing residents to have their voices heard when selecting political candidates and representatives from the state level down to the local school board. The township also works with other organizations within the county to help ensure that all of its residents receive the best services possible. Political movements are often led by local citizens, who engage in dialogue and debate about what is best for the community as a whole. In addition to participation in local elections, Eyota Township also has a long history of encouraging civic engagement among its residents through volunteerism and community collaboration. All of these actions work together to keep Eyota Township an integral part of Olmsted County politics.
The political climate in Eyota township, 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 township, 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 township, 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 township, 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)