| − | '''Ohio''' has 17 [[Electoral College]] votes in the [[2024 presidential election]], and for decades has been a [[battleground state|battleground]] "[[Rust Belt]]" state. Ohio is located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]], which on March 1, 1803, became the seventeenth state, and its capital city is [[Columbus (city)|Columbus]]. Other large cities in Ohio include [[Cincinnati]] and [[Cleveland]], where the 2016 [[Republican National Convention]] was held. Ohio borders the states of [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Michigan]], and [[West Virginia]]. The current [[Governors of Ohio|governor of Ohio]] is [[Mike DeWine]], a [[liberal]] [[Republican]], while its legislature (the "General Assembly") is more [[conservative]]. | + | '''Ohio''' has 17 [[Electoral College]] votes in the [[2024 presidential election]], and for decades has been a [[battleground state|battleground]] "[[Rust Belt]]" state. Ohio is located in the [[Midwest]]ern region of the [[United States]], which on March 1, 1803, became the seventeenth state; its capital city -- [[Columbus (city)|Columbus]] -- is the second largest city in the [[Midwest]] after [[Chicago]]. Other large cities in Ohio include [[Cincinnati]] and [[Cleveland]], where the 2016 [[Republican National Convention]] was held. Ohio borders the states of [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Michigan]], and [[West Virginia]]. The current [[Governors of Ohio|governor of Ohio]] is [[Mike DeWine]], a [[liberal]] [[Republican]], while its legislature (the "General Assembly") is more [[conservative]]. |