One of Ohio's sharpest rightward shifts over the past decade
Scioto County, anchored by Portsmouth along the Ohio River, has swung decisively in successive presidential cycles, posting a 48-point Republican margin in 2024 — a pattern common to deindustrialized Appalachian Ohio counties where college-degree attainment trails state averages.
Contextual statewide polling for Ohio. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.