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There are a few that surprise me here -- declines for Indianapolis, Columbus -- these first two are really odd, but also Columbia, Augusta, and almost all of Al

There are a few that surprise me here -- declines for Indianapolis, Columbus -- these first two are really odd, but also Columbia, Augusta, and almost all of Alabama. I know none of these places have the draw of the coasts, but are solid metros that have seen some growth since the recession. Is it just that they're being outcompeted by larger regional neighbors, like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Charleston? Why is all of Indiana and Ohio so blue when the two state capitals and their suburbs have been recovering much better than that region's other cities?

patmcguire 9y ago
Columbus is weird, it's growing rapidly but I think there's a big stock of previously abandoned buildings.
scruple 9y ago
> Why is all of Indiana and Ohio so blue when the two state capitals and their suburbs have been recovering much better than that region's other cities? I'd love to have an answer to this question, too. I grew up in rural central Ohio. There is still some industry hanging on, but just barely. All that I can hazard to speculate now is that it will be very interesting to see what happens to those areas when the coming trucking-industry revolution hits.