40% of Ohio's fastest growing communities are in Central Ohio

[Padfoot]

According to Census Estimates released this morning, 40% of Ohio's fastest growing cities and towns from 2000-2006 are located in the Columbus area.  The Columbus metro also includes 6 of the top ten fastest growing communities.  Columbus remains one of the top 15 most populous cities in the country and is also the only major city in Ohio with any significant population growth at 3.0%.  Cincinnati grew by only 0.3% while Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, and Toledo all lost population.

Hopefully the strong population growth in Columbus combined with our new start-up airline Skybus will help boost our capital city's name recognition and notoriety in the US. 

[Padfoot]

So how is this growth impacting the region's politics...is it making GOP counties more GOP? Less...or Dem counties more or less Dem...

Columbus and Franklin County are definitely on a  leftward march but moderate Republicans still can be viable.  I don't think there has been a major shift in the surrounding rural/suburban counties though.  Delaware County is probably the most susceptible to political shifts as one of the fastest growing counties in the state.  I imagine the shift will be less noticeable on a partisan level though.  It's more likely that the county's priorities will be shifting from rural to suburban.

[Padfoot]

Just as long as Cleveland burns to the ground I couldn't care less. 

Well they've already set the freaking river on fire so it probably won't be too much longer before the whole town burns down.