Canton is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Canton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canton leans more Republican than 57 of 85 neighbors.
Canton runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Canton 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 Canton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Canton, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Canton are family households, above 84% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Canton, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Canton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Canton own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Boston, IN R+62
- Little York, IN R+61
- Salem, IN R+53
- New Philadelphia, IN R+64
- Kossuth, IN R+64
- McCol Place, IN R+59
- New Pekin, IN R+58
- Hitchcock, IN R+63
- Plattsburg, IN R+64
- Pekin, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Flats, NY R+22
- Korbel, CA D+36
- Rockville, SC D+5
- Spires, IL R+55
- Vanport, PA R+35
- Octagon, AL D+17
- Penermon, MO R+67
- Deckers Point, PA R+67
- Ethel, AR R+69
- Baring, ME R+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.