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| | *a slightly lower rate of unionization of workers than its larger neighboring states | | *a slightly lower rate of unionization of workers than its larger neighboring states |
| | *large [[conservative]] colleges that include the [[Baptist]] Cedarville University (3,809 undergrads) and the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Franciscan University (3,656 students) | | *large [[conservative]] colleges that include the [[Baptist]] Cedarville University (3,809 undergrads) and the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Franciscan University (3,656 students) |
| | + | *a relatively large number of students enrolled in elementary and secondary parochial schools: more than 100,000, perhaps the highest percentage in the country |
| | *less of a [[liberal media]], in contrast with [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]] | | *less of a [[liberal media]], in contrast with [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]] |
| | *many large conservative rallies held in Ohio by [[Trump]] from 2016 through 2024, typically attended by many thousands of people | | *many large conservative rallies held in Ohio by [[Trump]] from 2016 through 2024, typically attended by many thousands of people |
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| | Neighboring [[West Virginia]] has swung strongly to the [[Republican]] side as [[Dem]]s push radical [[environmentalism]] to wreck the [[coal]] industry, and Trump carried West Virginia by nearly 40 points in 2020. Ohio depends more on the car industry, but it too is being destroyed by the [[Dem]] push for [[electric car]]s that are difficult to make and sell. As to college [[football]], Ohio has won 8 national championships.<ref>https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/college-football-national-championship-history</ref> | | Neighboring [[West Virginia]] has swung strongly to the [[Republican]] side as [[Dem]]s push radical [[environmentalism]] to wreck the [[coal]] industry, and Trump carried West Virginia by nearly 40 points in 2020. Ohio depends more on the car industry, but it too is being destroyed by the [[Dem]] push for [[electric car]]s that are difficult to make and sell. As to college [[football]], Ohio has won 8 national championships.<ref>https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/college-football-national-championship-history</ref> |
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| − | Ohio's booming [[Amish]] population has surpassed that of [[Pennsylvania]],<ref>https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/b3b86275-f673-4a2b-b4ae-69a58f82c194/AmishPopulationTrends.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-b3b86275-f673-4a2b-b4ae-69a58f82c194-nAkqhqh (some websites say that Pennsylvania still has a bit more Amish than Ohio)</ref> which was previously the largest in the world. Two of the top three most friendly Amish communities are located in Ohio.<ref>https://amishamerica.com/5-friendliest-amish-communities/</ref> Overall, the largest number number of migrants into Ohio annually are from [[Florida]], as of 2023 Census data.<ref>https://amishamerica.com/5-friendliest-amish-communities/</ref> | + | Ohio's booming [[Amish]] population has surpassed that of [[Pennsylvania]],<ref>https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/b3b86275-f673-4a2b-b4ae-69a58f82c194/AmishPopulationTrends.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-b3b86275-f673-4a2b-b4ae-69a58f82c194-nAkqhqh (some websites say that Pennsylvania still has a bit more Amish than Ohio)</ref> which was previously the largest in the world. Two of the top three most friendly Amish communities are located in Ohio.<ref>https://amishamerica.com/5-friendliest-amish-communities/</ref> Overall, the largest number of migrants into Ohio annually are from [[Florida]], as of 2023 Census data.<ref>https://amishamerica.com/5-friendliest-amish-communities/</ref> |
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| | The state Constitution of Ohio, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: | | The state Constitution of Ohio, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: |