Canton, Ohio is a vibrant and diverse city located in Stark County. Politically, the city is represented by both Democrats and Republicans who have come together to work on behalf of their constituents. The mayor of Canton is Thomas M. Bernabei, a Democrat who has held the office since 2013. The City Council consists of seven members elected by district and one at-large member elected by the residents of the entire city. Mayor Bernabei works with the Council to create policies that meet the needs of Canton's citizens while also pushing for fiscal responsibility and transparency in government operations. While there may be disagreements between parties at times, overall there is a commitment to working together to best serve the people of Canton.
The political climate in Canton, OH is leaning 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
Canton, OH is leaning 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.
Canton, 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 Canton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,467 contributions totaling $277,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,225 contributions totaling $2,623,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $814 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)