Ohio’s Ottawa County: Staying Afloat as One of the Top Bellwether Counties in the Country

Ohio’s Ottawa County: Staying Afloat as One of the Top Bellwether Counties in the Country
Ottawa County along Lake Erie in northwest Ohio had one of the nation's longest streaks of supporting the presidential candidate who won the White House. That streak, which extended back to when the county supported Harry Truman became president ended in the 2020 Presidential Election when the Donald Trump won the county.
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It could be said that Ottawa County is one of the top bellwether counties in Ohio, if not the country.

Nestled along Lake Erie in the northwest of the state between Toledo and Cleveland, the area has a population of 40,364, according to the 2020 Census.