West Park, Canton, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Park

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

West Park leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in West Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Park leans more Democratic than 1 of 3 neighbors.

West Park runs about 28 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while West Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within West Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 16 points.

Why West Park 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 West Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in West Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in West Park have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods. West Park runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Park, Canton, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in West Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. West Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 20 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 65% of households in West Park rent, compared to around 44% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in West Park report food insecurity, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.