The city of Olivia, MN (zip code 56277) is a small town located in Renville County in the state of Minnesota. The current estimated population is 2,867 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council system, with the mayor and four councilmembers elected to four-year terms. Local politics in Olivia are primarily focused on issues that affect the citizens of the city, such as increasing economic development and maintaining infrastructure while keeping taxes low. Residents also advocate for community improvement projects, like new parks and recreational facilities. Major political issues within the county include public safety initiatives like increased police patrolling and adequate funding for emergency services. With all these issues at hand, there is no shortage of debate and discussion among local politicians.
The political climate in Zip 56277 (Olivia, MN) is strongly conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56277 (Olivia, MN) is strongly conservative.
Olivia, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota is very conservative.
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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.
Olivia, Minnesota: r r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 56277 (Olivia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)