East Canton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in East Canton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Canton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Canton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Canton leans more Republican than 77 of 93 neighbors.
East Canton runs about 62 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why East 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 East Canton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in East Canton drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and East Canton fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in East Canton are family households, above 90% of cities.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; East Canton, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Canton looks the way it does
Turnout in East Canton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canton, PA R+56
- Windfall, PA R+64
- Cedar Ledge, PA R+64
- West Leroy, PA R+65
- Wheelerville, PA R+64
- Leona, PA R+63
- Gleason, PA R+66
- Granville Summit, PA R+64
- Leolyn, PA R+65
- Troy, PA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugar Hill, PA R+61
- Sharon Center, IA R+28
- Mexico, OH R+58
- Methow, WA R+9
- Brooklyn Heights, MO R+61
- Edgefield, OH R+57
- Independence, UT R+53
- Fargo, GA R+78
- Scottsburg, NY R+40
- Hoods Crossroads, AL R+72
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.