The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Stark County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Stark County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Stark County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Stark County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Stark County, 22.55% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Stark County women make up 51.42% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Stark County is 42.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Stark County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Stark County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 29% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Summit County, OH: more liberal voters
- Carroll County, OH: more conservative voters
- Tuscarawas County, OH: more conservative voters
- Portage County, OH: more liberal voters
- Wayne County, OH: more conservative voters
- Medina County, OH: more conservative voters
- Holmes County, OH: more conservative voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Mahoning County, OH: more liberal voters
- Harrison County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Orange County, NY: more liberal voters
- Placer County, CA: more liberal voters
- Charleston County, SC: more liberal voters
- Butler County, OH: more conservative voters
- Orleans Parish, LA: more liberal voters
- Loudoun County, VA: more liberal voters
- Richland County, SC: more liberal voters
- Allen County, IN: more conservative voters
- St. Charles County, MO: more conservative voters
- Pinal County, AZ: more conservative voters
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