Toeterville, IA is a small town located in the Midwest with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, politics are important to the residents of Toeterville. The town has several local political organizations that allow citizens to engage in civic life and become informed about current issues. Residents of Toeterville have access to a variety of resources to learn more about state and local candidates during election season. Local newspapers, radio stations, and social media outlets all provide detailed information on current campaigns and debates. Furthermore, local debates are hosted in the town square so that citizens can hear from the candidates directly before voting day. By being informed and engaging in their community’s political process, residents in Toeterville can ensure that their voice is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Toeterville, IA is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, IA is strongly conservative. In Mitchell County, IA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.3%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Toeterville, IA is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Iowa 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.
Toeterville, Iowa: d d D d 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 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 Toeterville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $17,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $4,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)