East Canton, OH is a small town located in northeast Ohio. It has a rich history as an agricultural center and is known for its strong community ties. The town is home to many small businesses and the local government works hard to make sure that the citizens of East Canton have their needs met. There are numerous organizations and civic groups in the area that work towards bettering the community, such as the East Canton Chamber of Commerce, the East Canton Citizens’ Council, and many others. Recently, there has been an increase in political activity in East Canton; citizens have been encouraged to participate in local elections and be informed about important issues. There are several candidates running for mayor this year who are experienced politicians with different views on how best to lead the city forward. The people of East Canton look forward to seeing who will be elected into office this fall.
The political climate in East Canton, 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
East Canton, 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.
East 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 East Canton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $11,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)