Canton, Ohio is a city located in Stark County and has a population of over 72,000 people. The city is governed by mayor Thomas Bernabei, along with a seven-member City Council composed of representatives from the five wards and two at-large members. In the past year, Canton has taken strides to improve infrastructure, prioritize economic development projects, and invest in public safety programs for the benefit of its citizens. The installation of new sidewalks and bike lanes as well as beautification initiatives have helped to bring more visitors to downtown Canton. Residents also enjoy an array of cultural activities such as the annual Grand Parade and seasonal festivals that showcase the community’s rich history. Despite some financial obstacles, Canton continues to make progress on issues important to residents—including affordable housing, job creation, and overall quality of life improvements—through the hard work of local elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 44704 (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
Zip 44704 (Canton, OH) is leaning conservative.
Canton, Ohio 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 44704 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)