The small town of Toast, NC is known for its tight-knit community and familial atmosphere. Although the town is not a major political center, it does have local political representation. The people of Toast firmly believe in the power of their vote to ensure that their voices are heard and respected. Every election cycle, local candidates from both major parties come forward to represent the views and values of Toast’s citizens. These candidates often hold public debates and forums at the local library or community center in order to discuss their stances on important issues and answer questions from constituents. Through this process, members of the Toast community can make sure they are informed about who is running for office so that they can make an educated decision when casting their votes.
The political climate in Toast, NC is moderately conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Toast, NC is moderately conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy Metro Area is very conservative.
North Carolina 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.
Toast, North Carolina: 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 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 Toast, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409 contributions totaling $25,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 466 contributions totaling $149,559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)