Woodsfield's economy and employment rate was affected after the closing of the Ormet Corporation.
The Wall Street Journal
OHIO VOTERS SAY GOP CONVENTION DO LITTLE TO SWAY THEM
By Dante Chinni
DELAWARE, Ohio—This past week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland brought drama and media attention, but there was little immediate evidence that it had changed the thinking of voters.
On the eastern side of Ohio, where rural coal and manufacturing towns are struggling, many people said they already had decided to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump and didn’t tune in to a convention that, in large part, presented messages and policies aimed at working-class communities such as theirs.
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A hay field in Monroe county, which has been hurt by the closing of the Ormet Aluminum plant and coal mines.
The deteriorated and now abandoned Ormet Aluminum Corporation plant in Sardis. The company began its operations producing aluminum in the Monroe Country in 1955.
In Beallsville the Majors, from left: Todd, David and Steve, discuss politics and the current presidential elections. David voted for Obama twice but now will give his vote to Donald Trump and his son Steve still is considering whether he will vote in the presidential election
