East Sparta, OH is a small rural town located in Stark County. Although the population is relatively small, it has a vibrant political scene with local officials working hard to serve the community. The town is served by a Mayor and several council members who work together to make decisions and develop policy for the benefit of all residents. There is also an active school board that works to ensure students get a quality education in the area. Furthermore, East Sparta's government works closely with local businesses and organizations to promote economic growth and development. Overall, East Sparta has a thriving political landscape that seeks to bring positive change through its residents' active participation in local politics.
The political climate in East Sparta, 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 Sparta, 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 Sparta, 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 Sparta, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $5,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)