Canton, OH (44708) is located in Stark County and is home to many vibrant communities. The local politics in Canton are largely focused on economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure. The current mayor of Canton is Thomas M. Bernabei who was elected in 2017 to his first term. He has a background in law enforcement and has worked for the city since 2000. In addition, there are three City Council Members that were elected by the citizens of Canton in 2019 who focus on providing necessary services and improvements for the city. The local government is committed to creating a better future for the citizens of Canton and works to create jobs, promote economic growth, ensure public safety, and continue to improve educational opportunities within the community.
The political climate in Zip 44708 (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 44708 (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 44708 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 497 contributions totaling $27,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 438 contributions totaling $745,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,701 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)