Growing area with rural roots a window into swing state Ohio Ohio is again up for grabs in the presidential electionBOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Ohio’s Wood County is a mix of just about everything that makes the entire state an election bellwether with its growing suburbs, a farm culture rooted in conservative values and a university that attracts younger, liberal-leaning voters. Only once since 1964 has Wood County not picked the presidential winner. Four years after Trump won Ohio relatively easily, most polls show the state is again a toss-up. “That’s why Wood County always swings,” Miller said. Republicans hold nearly every elected office in Wood County and have long dominated local politics.

Source: ABC News October 28, 2020 12:11 UTC