Fourth Street Historic District leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Fourth Street Historic District typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fourth Street Historic District, ~25% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fourth Street Historic District compares
Fourth Street Historic District runs about 5 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fourth Street Historic District. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fourth Street Historic District leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fourth Street Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fourth Street Historic District, about 88% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fourth Street Historic District, Massillon, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fourth Street Historic District looks the way it does
Turnout in Fourth Street Historic District sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Park, Canton, OH D+16
- Gibbs, Canton, OH D+33
- Colonial Heights, Canton, OH D+6
- The Boulevards, Canton, OH D+21
- Austin Estates, Barberton, OH R+6
- Firestone Park, Akron, OH D+24
- Kenmore, Akron, OH D+10
- East Akron, Akron, OH D+50
- South Akron, Akron, OH D+39
- Ellet, Akron, OH R+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- San Miguel, Sunnyvale, CA D+35
- Central Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+57
- Las Vistas, Tucson, AZ D+44
- Nassau Shores, East Massapequa, NY R+33
- Huguenot, Richmond, VA D+21
- Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA D+74
- Stephens, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Foothills, Lakewood, CO D+26
- Tufts, Somerville, MA D+71
- Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA D+54
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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.