Trump wins swing-state Ohio in 2024 presidential election

CLEVELAND — Republican Donald Trump is projected to triumph Ohio successful nan 2024 statesmanlike election, marking his 3rd consecutive triumph successful nan progressively reddening plaything state.

Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris, 1,862,142 votes (54.3%) to 1,541,101 (44.9%) pinch 58% of precincts reporting, bringing him 17 electoral votes person to nan 270 he needs to triumph backmost nan White House, nan Associated Press reports.

That puts him up of his erstwhile winning margins successful nan state, wherever he bested Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden by 8 points apiece successful 2016 and 2020, respectively.

Economic worry and flawed border and immigration policies bolstered Trump’s support successful Ohio, peculiarly successful suburban and agrarian counties, wherever changing demographics proceed to favour nan erstwhile president.

First-time elector Kayria Hildebran holding her babe Kayden while filling retired her ballot during early voting successful Cincinnati. AP

Ohio became a taste touchpoint this predetermination rhythm erstwhile nan mini municipality of Springfield was thrust into nan news — over dubious claims that its burgeoning Haitian organization was eating cats and dogs, underscoring nan country’s migrant crisis.

Trump’s run swiftly capitalized connected nan issue, deploying vice statesmanlike campaigner and autochthonal Ohioan J.D. Vance to nan scene, where he promised voters: “Kamala Harris’ scheme is to move fundamentally each metropolis successful this state into Springfield.”

Throughout nan 2024 statesmanlike campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has polled 7-10 points down Donald Trump. REUTERS

While Trump didn’t make stops successful super-safe Ohio this predetermination cycle, he often deployed Vance and different proxy speakers for illustration his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and erstwhile statesmanlike superior rival-turned-surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy to make nan campaign’s lawsuit to Buckeye State voters.

Stumping pinch Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno successful Oxford past month, Ramaswamy said to a crowd of assemblage students, tailoring his connection to nan young men successful nan room, who he says person been “emasculated” by a anemic economy.

“This is nan largest nonaccomplishment of assurance successful American history,” he said, referring to young men who aspire to supply for a family, but struggle to do truthful arsenic a consequence of ostentation and a weaker dollar.

That connection resonated pinch 19-year-old University of Miami student Jonah Hendershof, who attended nan event, and told The Post he began redeeming for a location 4 years agone — erstwhile he was conscionable a freshman successful precocious school.

“Being capable to activity aft schoolhouse is really important to me. It seems for illustration conservatives will beryllium amended astatine building an system to support that correct now,” he said, adding that though he knows his occurrence is up to him, it helps to person politicians who are plugged into Americans’ economical struggles.

“The values I grew up pinch don’t really alteration depending connected who’s president, but it does make it easier to consciousness for illustration my activity is paying disconnected if nan personification successful complaint seems to attraction astir what’s really happening.”