The city of Canton, OH (44718) is an important part of the political landscape in Ohio. Although it is not a major metropolitan area, its citizens take their civic and political duties seriously. Local politics in Canton involve many issues that are of importance to residents such as public safety, health care, education, jobs and taxes. Elected officials serve as representatives for the community in local government with the goal of making sure that Canton’s citizens receive fair and equitable policies. In Canton elections, candidates typically focus on what they can do to improve the lives of local residents by bringing more jobs to the area, improving schools and other public services, and providing better access to health care. Residents can become informed about local politics through attending public meetings or getting involved in campaigns with local candidates who share their views on these important topics.
The political climate in Zip 44718 (Canton, OH) is somewhat 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 44718 (Canton, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Canton, Ohio is somewhat 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 44718 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 329 contributions totaling $70,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 727 contributions totaling $556,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $765 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)