Politics in 43964 Toronto, OH usually revolve around local issues that concern the community. These issues often include things such as zoning and land use regulations, economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. There are currently a few candidates running for office in the upcoming election. These are Jay D. McHenry for State Representative, Debra Pyles for County Commissioner, Michael J. Simpkins for Mayor of Toronto, and Don Cookman for City Council President. All of the candidates have strong platforms on how they wish to improve their town and ensure its success in the future. It is important to get out and vote so that the citizens of 43964 Toronto can make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will be leading them into the future.
The political climate in Zip 43964 (Toronto, OH) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, OH is very conservative. In Jefferson County, OH 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.0%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43964 (Toronto, OH) is strongly conservative.
Toronto, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area is very conservative.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
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.
Toronto, Ohio: d d 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 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 43964 (Toronto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $4,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $12,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)