Western Ohio has been a Republican stronghold for some time and at least 60% of voters have put their support behind a Republican in every presidential election since 1976. Some Republicans were in the Never Trump crowd, instead backing Ohioan favorite son John Kasich. But with the idea of another Democrat in office coming close to fruition, many are backing away from their prior hesitancy. There is a palpable sense of anger in a lot of theses communities at politicians from both sides of the aisle. Still, there are few holdouts, especially women, who cannot imagine voting for Trump.
I really liked this article because my mom's family is from this area and I was just visiting this part of the state this summer. My brother and I drove through these parts of Ohio to visit some relatives and you can see the lack of industry in a lot of these areas. There were quite a few shut-down granaries and factories that we saw as we traversed the landscape. I think a lot of times its easy for us as young, educated minds to immediately dismiss Trump and his policies as bigoted or far-fetched. But in a lot of these communities, the free trade has left them by the wayside and government promises from a twisted political systems have scorned a large voting demographic. Now, it's no question that Donald Trump will win this area, but the only question that remains is by how much?
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/26/will-gop-laden-western-ohio-go-for-donald-trump-looks-like-it.html#
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