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Ohio•In office since 2019•Party: R
Mike DeWine
Serving as Governor of Ohio since 2019. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeD
36.4 / 100
Ranked #45 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
48.3 / 100C
Unemployment RateD-
4.4%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 43 of 5014 pct
Trend since took officefrom 4.5%
Median Household IncomeC+
$66,990
National avg $74,580
Rank 37 of 5027 pct
Trend since took officefrom $54,533
Job GrowthC
3.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 42 of 5017 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Real GDP GrowthC+
5.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 37 of 5028 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.0%
Real Wage GrowthC
2.4%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 42 of 5016 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
51.2 / 100C
State Debt per CapitaB-
$2,300
National avg $3,580
Rank 25 of 5051 pct
Trend since took officefrom $2,500
Rainy Day FundC-
13.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 35 of 5031 pct
Trend since took officefrom 12.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenC+
9.9%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 23 of 5056 pct
Trend since took officefrom 10.0%
Credit RatingC
92
National avg 90
Rank 27 of 5047 pct
Trend since took officefrom 92
Category
Quality of Life
43.1 / 100C-
Poverty RateD+
13.4%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 37 of 5027 pct
Trend since took officefrom 13.8%
High School Graduation RateC-
85.9%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 32 of 5037 pct
Trend since took officefrom 85.0%
Life ExpectancyD-
75.3 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 41 of 5019 pct
Trend since took officefrom 75.9 yrs
Violent Crime RateB-
294 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 18 of 5065 pct
Trend since took officefrom 293 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionC-
7.1%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 34 of 5034 pct
Trend since took officefrom 7.5%
How this grade is built
Each metric gets two scores: how the state ranks among all 50 states (60%) and how much it changed under this governor (40%). These combine into a 0–100 score per metric, averaged within three pillars — Economy, Fiscal Health, Quality of Life — then curved across the cohort so grades spread A–F.
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