Which industries are those?
Through the '80s and '90s, Cincinnati tended to be less blue-collar than other cities of its size and region. The city was centered more on banking and stuff. Labor unions didn't have much influence. Furthermore, the local media took sort of an economic booster's view of things.
Cincinnati did have some elements of social conservatism as well, probably because a lot of socially conservative ideas actually serve the interests of economic conservatives.
Big Business was the boss in Cincinnati, even before the national conservative trend of the past 5 years.
