Iona, MN is a small town in Minnesota with a population of just under 300 people. Despite the small population, Iona is bustling with political activity. Recently, local residents have been vocal about issues such as education funding and tax reform. The town has recently had two elections for mayor and councilperson positions. In both cases, the community came out to vote in large numbers, showing their commitment to civic engagement and their enthusiasm for making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that will affect the future of Iona. As more people become engaged in politics within Iona, it is likely that the town will continue to prosper by having strong leadership from elected officials who understand how important it is to ensure Iona's continued growth and success.
The political climate in Iona, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iona, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, Minnesota is very 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.
Iona, Minnesota: r R d 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 Iona, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)