Canal Fulton, OH is a small city located in Stark County with a population of approximately 6,000 people. It is known for its historic downtown area and strong sense of community. The politics in Canal Fulton are centered around local representation and decisions that benefit the community. The main form of government is the mayor-council system, which allows citizens to directly elect their mayor and city council representatives who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the city. Each member of the council has their own areas of expertise on issues ranging from public safety to economic development. Residents participate actively in local politics by attending city council meetings or voting in elections. In addition, the city hosts numerous public forums throughout the year that allow citizens to provide input on important matters that affect their lives and communities.
The political climate in Canal Fulton, OH is moderately conservative.
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
Canal Fulton, OH is moderately conservative.
Stark County, Ohio 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.
Canal Fulton, 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 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 Canal Fulton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $5,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $84,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)