Due to flooding resulting in severely damaged highways, Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in 37 Ohio counties in 2019. [163][164], Since 1994, the state has had a policy of purging infrequent voters from its rolls. Severe lake effect snowstorms are also not uncommon on the southeast shore of Lake Erie, which is located in an area designated as the Snowbelt. Summers are typically hot and humid throughout the state, while winters generally range from cool to cold. The Cincinnati–Miami rivalry game has been played in southwest Ohio every year since 1888, and is the oldest current non-conference NCAA football rivalry. Part of it is on roads and part is on wooded trail. [157] The Economist notes that "This slice of the mid-west contains a bit of everything American—part north-eastern and part southern, part urban and part rural, part hardscrabble poverty and part booming The arrival of the Lincoln Highway to Ohio was a major influence on the development of the state. There is only one program in the Power Five conferences, the Ohio State Buckeyes, who play in the Big Ten Conference. The seven presidents born in Ohio were Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison (grandson of William Henry Harrison), William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Although predominantly not in a subtropical climate, some warmer-climate flora and fauna do reach well into Ohio. Ohio is the tenth densely populated state of the total of the 50 United States. Harding. An act to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States, within the state of Ohio, ch. Precipitation in Ohio is moderate year-round. The April 1, 2010 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the 2010 Census population from the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) and other geographic program revisions. During the 18th century, the French set up a system of trading posts to control the fur trade in the region. [133] 5,212,000 Ohioans are currently employed by wage or salary. The Shawnees may have absorbed the Fort Ancient people. [145] The intermediate-level court system is the district court system. [117] Ohio's manufacturing sector is the third-largest of all fifty United States states in terms of gross domestic product. As of 2019, there are more than 7.8 million registered Ohioan voters, with 1.3 million Democrats and 1.9 million Republicans. [160] The governor, Mike DeWine, is Republican, as well as all other non-judicial statewide elected officials, including Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted, Attorney General Dave Yost, State Auditor Keith Faber, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Treasurer Robert Sprague. Eight US presidents hailed from Ohio at the time of their elections, giving rise to its nickname "mother of presidents", a sobriquet it shares with Virginia. The MAC headquarters are in Cleveland. Lima and Toledo are the major cities in Northwest Ohio. Additionally, Ohio is considered a bellwether. The worst weather disaster in Ohio history occurred along the Great Miami River in 1913. Ohio's population growth lags that of the entire United States, and Caucasiansare found in a greater density than the Unite… It introduced the initiative and the referendum. Seven presidents were born in Ohio, making it second to Virginia's eight. Ohio played a central role in the development of both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. The result reflected the concerns of the Progressive Era. Many of them follow rail trails, with conversion ongoing. For instance, some trees with more southern ranges, such as the blackjack oak, Quercus marilandica, are found at their northernmost in Ohio just north of the Ohio River. [161] As of the 2018 midterms, twelve federal representatives are Republicans while four are Democrats. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the French ceded control of Ohio and the remainder of the Old Northwest to Great Britain. In addition, the U.S. resident population excludes U.S. Armed Forces overseas and civilian U.S. citizens whose usual place of residence is outside the United States. For many years this body of water, over 20 square miles (52 km2), was the largest artificial lake in the world. [117] Ohio has the third largest manufacturing workforce behind California and Texas. 274–277. Ohio hosts two PGA Tour events, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and Memorial Tournament.