Toronto, OH is a small city located in Jefferson County with a population of just over 6,000 people. Politically, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Republicans for quite some time. In recent years, however, Toronto has seen an influx of citizens who align more closely with the Democratic Party. This shift in political dynamics has made Toronto an interesting place to observe how elections and politics work in Ohio. The city holds regular local elections for mayor and city council positions which are often contested from both parties. These elections are usually very competitive as candidates from either side strive to secure their respective party's dominance and push forward their agendas. Ultimately, it is up to the voters of Toronto to decide who will best represent them at the local level and shape the future of this small community.
The political climate in Toronto, OH is moderately 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
Toronto, OH is moderately 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 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 Toronto, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $9,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $24,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)