Stark County, Ohio is a vibrant county comprised of many different cities and towns, each with its own unique culture and politics. The county is home to several local political candidates who are vying for positions in the Stark County government. These candidates come from diverse backgrounds and have different ideas on how to best serve their community. They work tirelessly to represent the people of their districts and strive to create policies that will benefit all of Stark County’s citizens. In Stark County, Ohio there is an emphasis on being involved in politics and a desire for citizens to have a say in how their city or town is run. It is a great place for residents to get involved in the political process and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Stark County, OH is moderately conservative.
In Stark County, OH 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.9%.
Stark county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stark County, OH is moderately conservative.
Canton-Massillon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Stark, Ohio: r 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 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 Stark County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,364 contributions totaling $528,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,803 contributions totaling $3,997,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $832 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)