North Canton, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Canton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Canton leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in North Canton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Canton, ~36% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Canton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Canton leans more Republican than 20 of 111 neighbors.

Politically, North Canton sits close to the rest of Ohio.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Canton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+17) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 13 points.

Why North 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 North Canton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Canton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as North Canton, OH does.

Why turnout in North Canton looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in North Canton 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.

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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.