October 14, 2026
President Donald Trump‘s appearance in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday underlines the Mahoning Valley as a bellwether of whether Democrats can win back the white, working-class voters that have rapidly shifted away from the party in recent years. Youngstown, which anchors Mahoning County, has historically been the heavily Democratic, heavily unionized home to many so-called Reagan […]
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President Donald Trump‘s appearance in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday underlines the Mahoning Valley as a bellwether of whether Democrats can win back the white, working-class voters that have rapidly shifted away from the party in recent years.

Youngstown, which anchors Mahoning County, has historically been the heavily Democratic, heavily unionized home to many so-called Reagan or Blue Dog Democrats.

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