Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 3.0In Canal Fulton, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Canal Fulton’s city government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $872 per resident. Water and other utilities ($876,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Canal Fulton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $872 per resident a year, or $2.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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$872 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Canal Fulton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($872 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $925, and the middle half spent $666–$1,261. Canal Fulton spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($909,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Canal Fulton itself left out).
No trend yet
Canal Fulton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,190 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Canal Fulton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Canal Fulton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Canal Fulton →
Who’s in charge in Canal Fulton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 186 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,399).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Northwest Local School District
Canal Fulton’s K–12 school district, shared with Clinton, Lawrence Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,716 per pupil, $9,098 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Canal Fulton voted in 2024
Official results for Canal Fulton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.5%1,753 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.7%1,075 votesOthers: 0.7% (21 votes).
Most votes in Canal Fulton: Donald J Trump
Stark County: Trump 60.5%, Harris 38.6% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Canal Fulton’s 4,244 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Canal Fulton: Bernie Moreno
Stark County: Moreno 54.7%, Brown 41.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Emilia Sykes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Canal Fulton, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Fulton | 61.5% | 37.7% | 0.7% | 2,849 |
| Stark County | 60.5% | 38.6% | 0.9% | 184,158 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Canal Fulton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Canal Fulton’s government
How much does Canal Fulton spend per resident?
About $872 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $872 was less than 54% of 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Canal Fulton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,190 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Canal Fulton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Canal Fulton yet.
How did Canal Fulton vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 61.5%, Kamala D Harris 37.7% (2,849 votes, official results). Stark County: Trump 60.5%, Harris 38.6%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Canal Fulton?
29 full-time and 59 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $263,048 (about $3.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Canal Fulton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Jane Timken) and State House District 50 (Matt Kishman). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →