Stark County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 373,7132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,9342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Monroe County, MI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stark CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stark County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +4.8% |
| 1896 | −3.3% |
| 1900 | −10.3% |
| 1904 | −36.6% |
| 1908 | −6.5% |
| 1912 | +14.5% |
| 1916 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | −32.0% |
| 1924 | −44.5% |
| 1928 | −42.5% |
| 1932 | −6.2% |
| 1936 | +24.1% |
| 1940 | +12.4% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −3.9% |
| 1952 | −15.3% |
| 1956 | −25.7% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | −7.5% |
| 1972 | −27.6% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −18.3% |
| 1984 | −20.2% |
| 1988 | −11.0% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | −1.8% |
| 2004 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | −16.9% |
| 2020 | −18.5% |
| 2024 | −21.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 71,090 | 111,478 | 184,193 | ||
| R | 75,904 | 111,097 | 189,879 | ||
| R | 68,146 | 98,388 | 178,605 | ||
| D | 89,432 | 88,581 | 183,173 | ||
| D | 96,990 | 86,743 | 188,010 | ||
| D | 95,337 | 92,215 | 188,459 | ||
| R | 75,308 | 78,153 | 159,844 | ||
| D | 73,437 | 60,212 | 158,346 | ||
| D | 70,064 | 61,863 | 175,092 | ||
| R | 69,639 | 87,087 | 158,096 | ||
| R | 65,157 | 98,434 | 164,916 | ||
| R | 59,005 | 87,769 | 157,106 | ||
| R | 70,012 | 72,607 | 145,709 | ||
| R | 51,565 | 92,110 | 146,810 | ||
| R | 57,675 | 68,414 | 142,888 | ||
| D | 88,704 | 53,632 | 142,336 | ||
| R | 67,205 | 82,881 | 150,086 | ||
| R | 49,445 | 83,667 | 133,112 | ||
| R | 55,031 | 74,929 | 129,960 | ||
| R | 47,533 | 51,482 | 100,150 | ||
| D | 57,393 | 51,506 | 108,899 | ||
| D | 59,496 | 46,384 | 105,880 | ||
| D | 57,931 | 34,693 | 96,612 | ||
| R | 35,757 | 40,672 | 79,654 | ||
| R | 23,840 | 59,564 | 84,075 | ||
| R | 12,544 | 40,858 | 63,562 | ||
| R | 18,437 | 37,483 | 59,608 | ||
| D | 15,316 | 14,159 | 31,303 | ||
| O | 9,908 | 6,033 | 26,729 | ||
| R | 12,286 | 14,112 | 27,957 | ||
| R | 6,919 | 15,695 | 23,975 | ||
| R | 10,651 | 13,165 | 24,325 | ||
| R | 11,339 | 12,111 | 23,685 | ||
| D | 10,227 | 9,231 | 20,608 | ||
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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
9.2%
American
5.3%
French
2.6%
Polish
2.5%
African American
5.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,934
Stark County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stark County$67,934
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Stark County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
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 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stark County, anchored by Canton and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has shifted roughly 20 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four cycles, reflecting broader realignment among working-class midwestern electorates.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 373,713, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,934 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe County and Roscommon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stark County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stark County, Ohio voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 184,193 votes cast, 71,090 went Democratic and 111,478 went Republican.
What is Stark County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Stark County, Ohio in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 county has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Stark County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stark County, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Stark County, Ohio?
Stark County, Ohio has a population of 373,713 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stark County, Ohio?
Median household income in Stark County, Ohio is $67,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Stark County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stark County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.