Time is ticking for Ohioans to decide how to vote this Election Day, a decision that might be particularly difficult for those who don’t feel attached to a major party.
More Ohioans are registered as Independent – 36% of voters – than registered as Democrat or Republican. Data from the Independent Voter Project shows a stronger representation of Independents in the state than nationwide, which is about 29%.
“Those numbers aren’t Earth-shattering by any means,” University of Akron political analyst David Cohen said. “I think the conventional wisdom has been that Ohio is a very conservative Republican state. It’s really not. We’re
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