Massillon, OH is a city located in Stark County with a population of 32,149 according to the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau. The city is governed by the Massillon City Council, which is composed of seven members who serve four-year terms and are elected by the citizens of Massillon. The Mayor of Massillon serves as an ex-officio member of the City Council and is elected every four years. There are several candidates vying for local office in 44647 Massillon, OH during upcoming elections. These include candidates running for positions such as mayor, council person, treasurer, law director, and municipal court judge. Each candidate has different platforms to improve the quality of life in Massillon and address issues such as safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and other concerns within the city. In these elections it is important to become informed about each candidate's vision and proposals to ensure that your voice is heard when it comes time to cast your ballot.
The political climate in Zip 44647 (Massillon, 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
Zip 44647 (Massillon, OH) is moderately conservative.
Massillon, Ohio 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.
Massillon, 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 44647 (Massillon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $6,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $25,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)