No longer mirror of US, Ohio's electoral bellwether quiets President Donald Trump's second decisive victory in Ohio while losing the presidency to Democrat Joe Biden has put the state's role as a bellwether or battleground state in doubtCINCINNATI -- As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Trump's statewide victory — his second, after carrying Ohio in 2016 — brings an end to Ohio's role as a presidential bellwether and even puts its future as a battleground state in doubt. “Ohio, like most states, changes over time, and those changes have political impacts.”Ohio's population no longer mirrors the nation. The survey also showed the vast majority of Ohio voters were white. Even within the erstwhile bellwether state, certain counties have been more prescient than others.

Source: ABC News November 14, 2020 14:03 UTC