Why did Ohio shift so hard right in the 2010’s?

[BuckeyeNut]

Ohio has been trending right because aside from Greater Columbus and rural areas the state has been hemorrhaging voters. The population growth in Columbus is in largely the result of people leaving some strong-D urban areas who do not go to other states. Columbus keeps Ohio from becoming another Missouri, but it is not attracting people from outside Ohio.  

The trend is OH is becoming another MS, just not yet.

lol

Anyway, what everyone else has said is mostly right. But also: a very aggressive gerrymander broke Democrats' ability to recruit anyone to anything above Mayor outside the major metro areas and Athens, which has had a debilitating effect on candidate recruitment. Columbus becoming the juggernaut for Ohio Democrats has been damning, as people from across the state resent it terribly.

[BuckeyeNut]

Ohio has been trending right because aside from Greater Columbus and rural areas the state has been hemorrhaging voters. The population growth in Columbus is in largely the result of people leaving some strong-D urban areas who do not go to other states. Columbus keeps Ohio from becoming another Missouri, but it is not attracting people from outside Ohio.  

The trend is OH is becoming another MS, just not yet.

lol

Anyway, what everyone else has said is mostly right. But also: a very aggressive gerrymander broke Democrats' ability to recruit anyone to anything above Mayor outside the major metro areas and Athens, which has had a debilitating effect on candidate recruitment. Columbus becoming the juggernaut for Ohio Democrats has been damning, as people from across the state resent it terribly.

That reminds me, why do Cincinnati and Cleveland get professional sports teams and Columbus doesn't? It's both a bigger city and metro area.

No one gives a flying f*** about major league sports when you've got THE Ohio State Buckeyes, baby.

[BuckeyeNut]

Ohio has been trending right because aside from Greater Columbus and rural areas the state has been hemorrhaging voters. The population growth in Columbus is in largely the result of people leaving some strong-D urban areas who do not go to other states. Columbus keeps Ohio from becoming another Missouri, but it is not attracting people from outside Ohio.  

The trend is OH is becoming another MS, just not yet.

lol

Anyway, what everyone else has said is mostly right. But also: a very aggressive gerrymander broke Democrats' ability to recruit anyone to anything above Mayor outside the major metro areas and Athens, which has had a debilitating effect on candidate recruitment. Columbus becoming the juggernaut for Ohio Democrats has been damning, as people from across the state resent it terribly.

In my experience, the feeling tends to be pretty mutual

True. Somewhat ironic, given many Columbus residents aren't locals, so it's frequently a hatred of one's hometown.

[BuckeyeNut]

Ohio has been trending right because aside from Greater Columbus and rural areas the state has been hemorrhaging voters. The population growth in Columbus is in largely the result of people leaving some strong-D urban areas who do not go to other states. Columbus keeps Ohio from becoming another Missouri, but it is not attracting people from outside Ohio.  

The trend is OH is becoming another MS, just not yet.

lol

Anyway, what everyone else has said is mostly right. But also: a very aggressive gerrymander broke Democrats' ability to recruit anyone to anything above Mayor outside the major metro areas and Athens, which has had a debilitating effect on candidate recruitment. Columbus becoming the juggernaut for Ohio Democrats has been damning, as people from across the state resent it terribly.

In my experience, the feeling tends to be pretty mutual

True. Somewhat ironic, given many Columbus residents aren't locals, so it's frequently a hatred of one's hometown.

When I was growing up (in North Central Ohio) I always saw Columbus as the least likeable of the Big 3 Cs. It's always seemed a little stuck up and simultaneously very boring compared to Cleveland and Cincy.

The contrast with Cleveland makes sense, not sure the Cincinnati comparison holds up.

At this point, it's pretty clear that northeast Ohio is fun but poorly managed, and southwest Ohio is the opposite. There aren't enough people in the northwest or southeast for a "fun" comparison. Not to say they don't have character by any means, but it isn't so clear-cut.