Ohio

Ohio is the quintessential Rust Belt state reborn through advanced manufacturing — and tariffs threaten that hard-won transformation. The Honda plants in Marysville and East Liberty, GM's Lordstown corridor, and the massive auto parts supplier network centered in northwest Ohio all face 25% auto tariffs on imported components. Ohio has more auto supplier plants than any state except Michigan. GE Aviation's Cincinnati campus (just across the border but deeply Ohio-integrated) and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base R&D ecosystem depend on globally-sourced aerospace components. Ohio is a top-10 steel-producing state, so steel tariffs create a complex divide: Nucor and Cleveland-Cliffs benefit, but the far larger auto and machinery sectors pay more for steel inputs. Soybeans from Ohio's western farmlands face the same Chinese retaliatory tariffs devastating the entire Midwest. Procter & Gamble, headquartered in Cincinnati, imports ingredients and materials from 80+ countries for consumer products sold worldwide — tariffs raise costs on everything from Tide to Pampers. Ohio's rubber industry in Akron (Goodyear's headquarters) faces tariffs on imported rubber and retaliatory measures on tire exports.