Viola, Minnesota is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it’s a close-knit community where everyone knows each other and values their time together. As such, the politics of Viola are not as active as those of larger cities. Local elections take place here every couple years and the incumbents tend to remain in office for multiple terms. Despite this continuity, Viola has seen some interesting changes in recent years with new initiatives that aim to increase economic opportunities and strengthen its infrastructure for future generations. At its core, politics in Viola are focused on keeping the town safe and prosperous while respecting its long history and rich heritage.
The political climate in Viola, MN is somewhat 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
Viola, MN is somewhat 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.
Viola, 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 Viola, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 416 contributions totaling $22,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $17,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)