The small town of Tobaccoville, NC (zip code 27050) is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. Located in Forsyth County, the town has a long history of involvement in local politics. In recent years, many stakeholders have taken an active role in advocating for their interests at the county level. The town is represented by two members of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners who are elected on a nonpartisan basis and serve four-year terms. Additionally, Tobaccoville is served by a mayor and five council members who are also elected from the non-partisan ballot every four years. Local issues that often dominate political conversations in Tobaccoville include infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety initiatives, and education reform.
The political climate in Zip 27050 (Tobaccoville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Forsyth County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Forsyth County, NC 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forsyth county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.3%.
Forsyth county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27050 (Tobaccoville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Tobaccoville, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Forsyth County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tobaccoville, North Carolina: R r D d D D
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 27050 (Tobaccoville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $9,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)