The politics in Canton, Ohio (44706) are currently overseen by the Canton City Council. The council is made up of seven members who are elected to serve a four-year term. There is an elected mayor that presides over council meetings as well as the city鈥檚 day to day operations. Additionally, the city has a number of boards and commissions that advise the Mayor and Council on various topics such as planning and zoning, community development, parks and recreation, public works, health and safety, and more. As for local political candidates running for City Council or other positions in 44706 Canton, OH, voters should stay informed through local newspapers and websites for updates on campaigns and election information.
The political climate in Zip 44706 (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 44706 (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 44706 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $10,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $435,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,602 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)