Blog #2: Boehner's got Beef

                                    Ohio's 4th District

               

                            Ohio's 4th District is located in northwestern Ohio and includes Allen, Aulaize, Champaign, Crawford, Logan, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Union, and parts of Erie, Huron, Lorain, Marion and Mercer counties. The district consists mostly of smaller cities and towns, with the largest being the county of Allen, which boasts a population of 103,198.

Population Statistics: 

Total Population In Ohio's 4th is 710,603, that breaks down as follows:

Under 24: 221, 197

24-59: 316, 328

60-Up:173,078

Median Age: 40.8

Ethnic Diversity: 

Out of the entire district, 90% of the population is of a white ethnicity. The other ethnicities are as follows: 

Black or African American: 5.2% 

Hispanic: 3.7%

Asian: .77%

Native American: .22%

Other: .11%

Income: 

Median household income: $52,370

Percentage of families with incomes below poverty line: 9.7%

Industry:

District 4 may not have large cities with massive companies, but they do have healthy industries, with the top five being:

1. Manufacturing 

2. Health Care and Social Assistance

3. Retail Trade

4. Accommodation and Food Services

5. Wholesale Trade 

*All of these statistics and more can be found online thanks to the U.S. Census and their website.

Affiliation:

Ohio's District 4 is a Republican stronghold with it maintaining a R+14 on the Cook Partisan Voting Index. This number indicates that Ohio's District 4 strongly leans towards the Republican Party compared to the nation as a whole. 

Gerrymandering:

Ohio's Constitution leaves the redrawing of congressional districts up to the state legislature, but it is said that in 2011, Ohio's districts were secretly redrawn by GOP consultants under former Speaker Boehner's discretion. In fact, there is a conspiracy surrounding the new districting, which includes Speak Boehner and Representative Jordan in a "petty" light. It is said that Representative Jordan and Speaker Boehner were not on friendly terms, with Boehner even referring to the Representative as a "legislative terrorist," among other remarks at various times. Because of this dislike for one another, it is believed that Speaker Boehner had the consultants add Oberlin-one of the most liberal counties-into Representative Jordan's district to be a "thorn" into his side.