The politics of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area is an area with a deep history. The area is represented in the Ohio House of Representatives by Kristin Boggs, Kirk Schuring and Christina Hagan and in the Senate by Kirk Schuring and Scott Oelslager. Each of these representatives are committed to addressing the needs of their constituents and working together to foster economic growth, infrastructure development, educational opportunities, and safety for all residents in this vibrant metro area. The local government in this area is responsible for many important issues such as zoning, taxation, public services, fire protection, parks and recreation. Community members have a strong voice in policy decisions through various town hall meetings held throughout the year to ensure all opinions are heard. With strong political representation and a commitment to listen to local voices, Canton-Massillon is sure to maintain its vibrant culture for years to come.
The political climate in Canton-Massillon Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Canton-Massillon Metro Area 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Canton-Massillon metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
The Canton-Massillon metro area voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Canton-Massillon, Ohio: r 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Canton-Massillon Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,783 contributions totaling $548,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,967 contributions totaling $4,025,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)