Hi jasiones, and welcome.

I'm one of the people here who plays both acoustic and electric violin.  I like them both quite a lot.  You can learn your basic playing and a lot about music on either one.  They are played the same, tuned the same, and etc.  Electrics are easier to use with effects and amplifier settings and a bit easier to make recordings with, but amplifiers and effects are an added expense somewhere along the way, more gear to lug around if you eventually want to play in public, and etc.   

The #1 best reason to play electric, in my opinion, if is you like the sound of the electrics.  The #2 reason would be if you want to be able to practice any time you want without disturbing others.

But I have to say that if what you want is the definite sound of the acoustic violin, then an electric doesn't quite get it.  Electrics have good sounds of their own, just not exactly the same sounds.

I don't think there's really a bad choice of which to start with, or a bad choice if one decides they want to play one instead of the other.  They are both instruments that can be great fun to play and can deliver many enjoyable sounds with a bit of practice.

If maybe your concern is that you won't sound so good at first, well, you'll get better.  I wouldn't suggest letting just that decide the matter for you, if it is actually the big concern.

But hey, I started with electric, then got an acoustic later.  The big advantage to the electric is that they are quiet enough that you can play them without bothering anyone else, and so you might be able to play more and get better quicker.

I like playing both electric and acoustic, but I don't live alone and so I can't play my acoustic just any time I want.  So my electric does tend to be my main "workhorse", though I make time to play the acoustic pretty much every day. 

Most of what you learn on one will work fine on the other, though there are (I feel) some differences in things like how much bow pressure it takes to get a good sound and some songs/pieces or techniques may sound better to you on one than the other and things like that. 

"I would like to get an acoustic violin but the only reason why I want to get an electric one is because of the ability to wear headphones while I practice." 

If the acoustic is what you really want, then that is what you should go for. It could still be worth getting an electric for the ability to play late at night, if the mute doesn't work out for you for some reason (I don't know anything about mutes). But in that case I'd avoid spending much for the electric, since you basically need it as a "beater" to learn on.

You never know, though. When I first started, several months ago, I didn't have a lot of interest in acoustic violins. I'm usually more of an electric kind of person. But after getting to know them a little, I like acoustics quite well now. Which one I'll play (assuming people aren't trying to sleep or watch TV or something) all depends on which one I am in the mood for the sound and feel of.

I do have to say I have logged a lot more hours on my electric. Since I can play it any time and I usually just leave it lying on the kitchen table where I can pick it up and play any time the mood strikes me, it sees a lot of use. It hasn't seen the inside of it's gig-bag (a sort of cloth case) for months. LOL