She once unwittingly donated money to David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, because she received a campaign phone call promising lower taxes.

At their wedding, her husband Joe says that he learns something new about her every day, stating he recently found out Pearl Jam wrote their album Vitalogy about her.

In the season 6 episode "One in 8,000" Donna overcomes her misgivings about becoming "boring" and settles into a happy relationship with former partner Joe.

Donna has alluded to having a successful and financially stable life by mentioning owning numerous properties outside of Pawnee.

[2] Alan Sepinwall, television columnist with The Star-Ledger, said that season two episodes of Parks and Recreation have afforded more personality and funnier jokes to Donna and other minor characters.