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Appalachian Ohio
Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, characterized by the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Regional Commission defines the region as consisting of thirty-two counties. This region roughly overlaps with the Appalachian mixed-mesophytic forests, which begin in southeast Ohio and southwest Pennsylvania and continue south to Georgia and Alabama. The mixed-mesophytic forest is found only in Central and Southern Appalachia and eastern/central China. It is one of the most biodiverse temperate forests in the world.
Geologically, Appalachian Ohio corresponds closely to the terminal moraine of an ancient glacier that runs southwest to northeast through the state. Areas south and east of the moraine are characterized by rough, irregular hills and hollows, characteristic of the Allegheny Plateau and Cumberland Plateaus of the western Appalachian Plateau System. Unlike eastern Appalachia, this region does not have long fin-like ridges like those of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians subranges, but a network of rocky hollows and hills going in all directions.
The region is considered part of "central Appalachia", a political, cultural, and bioregional classification that includes southeastern Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, most of West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia. The region has a total population of roughly 1.982 million.
The Governor's Office of Appalachia subdivides the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio into three smaller regions: East Central Ohio, South East Ohio, and Southern Ohio. The following lists include each county in the region and its county seat.
Appalachian Ohio has several cities within its borders, which as of the 2010 census included the following localities:
With the exception of progressive college cities like Athens, Ohio, Appalachian Ohio has been a Republican stronghold since Donald Trump became the party's nominee in 2016. Historically, the region was a Democratic stronghold or evenly split.
Neighboring parts of Appalachia in other states have also shifted towards the Republicans during the same time period, including West Virginia and the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield.
Democrat Sherrod Brown's Ohio U.S. Senate elections show the region's long-term trend towards Republicans. In 2024, Brown only won Athens county. But in 2006, Brown had won almost every single county in the region.
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Appalachian Ohio
Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, characterized by the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Regional Commission defines the region as consisting of thirty-two counties. This region roughly overlaps with the Appalachian mixed-mesophytic forests, which begin in southeast Ohio and southwest Pennsylvania and continue south to Georgia and Alabama. The mixed-mesophytic forest is found only in Central and Southern Appalachia and eastern/central China. It is one of the most biodiverse temperate forests in the world.
Geologically, Appalachian Ohio corresponds closely to the terminal moraine of an ancient glacier that runs southwest to northeast through the state. Areas south and east of the moraine are characterized by rough, irregular hills and hollows, characteristic of the Allegheny Plateau and Cumberland Plateaus of the western Appalachian Plateau System. Unlike eastern Appalachia, this region does not have long fin-like ridges like those of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians subranges, but a network of rocky hollows and hills going in all directions.
The region is considered part of "central Appalachia", a political, cultural, and bioregional classification that includes southeastern Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, most of West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia. The region has a total population of roughly 1.982 million.
The Governor's Office of Appalachia subdivides the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio into three smaller regions: East Central Ohio, South East Ohio, and Southern Ohio. The following lists include each county in the region and its county seat.
Appalachian Ohio has several cities within its borders, which as of the 2010 census included the following localities:
With the exception of progressive college cities like Athens, Ohio, Appalachian Ohio has been a Republican stronghold since Donald Trump became the party's nominee in 2016. Historically, the region was a Democratic stronghold or evenly split.
Neighboring parts of Appalachia in other states have also shifted towards the Republicans during the same time period, including West Virginia and the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield.
Democrat Sherrod Brown's Ohio U.S. Senate elections show the region's long-term trend towards Republicans. In 2024, Brown only won Athens county. But in 2006, Brown had won almost every single county in the region.