Canal Fulton leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Canal Fulton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canal Fulton, ~30% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canal Fulton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canal Fulton leans more Republican than 37 of 106 neighbors.
Canal Fulton runs about 22 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Canal Fulton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Canal Fulton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Canal Fulton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Canal Fulton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, modestly above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Canal Fulton, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Canal Fulton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Canal Fulton have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clinton, OH R+34
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
- New Franklin, OH R+30
- Warwick, OH R+50
- Massillon, OH R+20
- Green, OH R+16
- Portage Lakes, OH R+11
- Doylestown, OH R+39
- Perry Heights, OH R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Babylon, NY R+14
- Waconia, MN R+14
- Middleton, ID R+60
- Grand Terrace, CA R+5
- Fleetwood, PA R+29
- Henderson, CO R+2
- Ruther Glen, VA R+11
- Ripley, TN R+11
- Hazel Crest, IL D+80
- Rifle, CO R+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.