Headline: New York Times, 8/27/2024
Not surprising in a county whose residents have much lower levels of education compared to the national average.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
3rd-party candidates received 25.3% of vote in 1992,
15.1% of vote in 1996, 4.8% in 2016;
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received
11.3% of the vote in 1968; seed of MAGA)
The lack of diversity, along with the decline of the American steel industry, made Trumbull County a ripe target for MAGA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 20.0% - Trumbull County
- 30.4% - Ohio
- 30.9% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 22.8% - Trumbull County
- 18.7% - Ohio
- 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 16.2% - Trumbull County
- 13.4% - Ohio
- 11.8% - U.S.
And its population has decreased 17% since its 1980 peak.
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