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1876–2024
Canton-Massillon, OH·Ohio

Canton-Massillon, OH delivered R+24 in 2024.

Stark County's steel-belt legacy still shapes its swing-county politics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
LatestR+24in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population400,3722024 ACS

Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
400,3722024 5-year
Median household income
$67,7282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.2%2024 5-year
Black
6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Canton-Massillon, OH
TrumpR+24
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2024 presidential margin by county for Canton-Massillon, OH, OHA map of the constituent counties of Canton-Massillon, OH, OH, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Stark County, OH · R+22Carroll County, OH · R+55
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.7%122,112
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.4%74,161
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,773
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −24.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−24.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+1.7%
1896−5.2%
1900−12.0%
1904−36.3%
1908−8.6%
1912+13.4%
1916+2.1%
1920−32.9%
1924−44.8%
1928−43.9%
1932−7.6%
1936+21.5%
1940+10.1%
1944+3.3%
1948−4.9%
1952−16.2%
1956−26.5%
1960−11.5%
1964+24.1%
1968−8.1%
1972−28.1%
1976−1.7%
1980−18.6%
1984−20.6%
1988−11.2%
1992+4.6%
1996+8.0%
2000−2.7%
2004+0.9%
2008+4.7%
2012−0.5%
2016−18.9%
2020−20.9%
2024−24.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.2%
74,161122,112198,046
R
−20.9%
79,155121,842204,091
R
−18.9%
71,300107,642191,973
R
−0.5%
94,97595,896196,582
D
+4.7%
103,41393,840201,995
D
+0.9%
101,63799,910202,571
R
−2.7%
80,26884,885172,105
D
+8.0%
78,22964,661170,136
D
+4.6%
74,79566,087187,555
R
−11.2%
74,30693,266169,090
R
−20.6%
68,928105,137175,500
R
−18.6%
62,48193,575166,957
R
−1.7%
75,01877,698156,034
R
−28.1%
54,32098,094155,824
R
−8.1%
60,79473,048151,734
D
+24.1%
93,75457,287151,041
R
−11.5%
70,69388,976159,669
R
−26.5%
52,03589,583141,618
R
−16.2%
58,16580,636138,801
R
−4.9%
50,52955,765107,463
D
+3.3%
60,30056,404116,704
D
+10.1%
63,08551,544114,629
D
+21.5%
61,73239,133104,949
R
−7.6%
38,55945,15987,164
R
−43.9%
25,16165,13691,012
R
−44.8%
13,97445,22769,735
R
−32.9%
20,19241,87565,866
D
+2.1%
16,98816,24535,188
O
+13.4%
11,2017,12930,451
R
−8.6%
13,87616,62932,193
R
−36.3%
8,19718,39028,118
R
−12.0%
12,37115,83328,803
R
−5.2%
13,29414,77928,360
D
+1.7%
11,90411,49224,797
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.8%
Irish
13.0%
English
11.4%
Italian
9.1%
American
5.3%
Polish
2.5%
French
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.8%
65–74
6.4%
6.8%
55–64
7.1%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
5.9%
35–44
5.9%
6.1%
25–34
6.1%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,728
Canton-Massillon, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Canton-Massillon, OH$67,728
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.4%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
20.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.8%
Methodist
4.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Baptist
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Canton-Massillon anchors Stark County, one of Ohio's most-watched bellwether jurisdictions, where deindustrialized working-class precincts and suburban growth corridors have produced razor-thin margins in nearly every recent statewide contest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-four points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 400,372, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,728 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 198,046 votes cast, 74,161 went Democratic and 122,112 went Republican.
What is Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio?
Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio has a population of 400,372 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio is $67,728 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Canton-Massillon, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.