Define the Midwest

[Kirby Jackson]

Stemming off of the conversation about the South within the Gettleman thread this let's move on to the Midwest. According to 538 there is even more debate as to which states comprise the region.

 

I'm going with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. What do you say?

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

Here's a map from a 2015 newspaper article that defines it as ND, SD, NE, KS, MN IA, MO, MI, WI, IL, IN, OH.

 

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Stemming off of the conversation about the South within the Gettleman thread this let's move on to the Midwest. According to 538 there is even more debate as to which states comprise the region.

 

I'm going with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. What do you say?

East of the continental divide to the Mississippi River

 

/thread

Eastern Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, the Dakota's...

[GoBills808]

Stemming off of the conversation about the South within the Gettleman thread this let's move on to the Midwest. According to 538 there is even more debate as to which states comprise the region.

 

I'm going with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. What do you say?

I'm cool with this.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Here's a map from a 2015 newspaper article that defines it as ND, SD, NE, KS, MN IA, MO, MI, WI, IL, IN, OH.

 

 

Ohio is central. He'll, it's almost East Coast region

[Seasons1992]

Having lived in Buffalo and now Cincinnati, I feel that Cincinnati is the END of the northeast, and the BEGINNING of the south and midwest. So I put our portion of Ohio into the midwest. Not sure if Cleveland warrants that Midwest moniker, but Columbus does (Yolo).

The midwest ends when you hit Colorado west, Texas/Ohio south, Michigan north, and Ohio east.

[GG]

Stemming off of the conversation about the South within the Gettleman thread this let's move on to the Midwest. According to 538 there is even more debate as to which states comprise the region.

 

I'm going with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. What do you say?

 

I wouldn't classify anything west of Missisippi as midwest. I'd say, anything west of Rochester, south of Canada, north of Kentucky/WV to the River. Maybe include eastern parts of IA, MO & MN.

[KD in CA]

West of the Hudson, east of the Oakland Hills.

 

 

Thanks for the beer GG.

[Bray Wyatt]

I would say between the Rockies and the Mississippi River

[Kirby Jackson]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/what-states-are-in-the-midwest/

[sherpa]

Desirable for a mate and a place to raise kids.

Questionable weather wise.

[bbb]

If your state had a team in the Big Ten in 1980 or if you are in Missouri - that is the list.

[/dev/null]

I would include Western PA in the "Midwest" As a native of Erie I can tell you it's much more of "midwestern" culture than an "eastern"

[boyst]

Without borders I'd cut cinci to the east but Columbus Midwest up to the Ohio line. Upper Atlantic of Erie to Pittsburgh down just below Pittsburgh to dc and then Baltimore. All below that is the south. The deep south runs below sc

 

So Midwest Cleveland to Columbus down to Missouri. To the Mississippi river but below canads

[Augie]

Having lived in Buffalo and now Cincinnati, I feel that Cincinnati is the END of the northeast, and the BEGINNING of the south and midwest. So I put our portion of Ohio into the midwest. Not sure if Cleveland warrants that Midwest moniker, but Columbus does (Yolo).

The midwest ends when you hit Colorado west, Texas/Ohio south, Michigan north, and Ohio east.

I lived in Cincinnati (Xavier grad) and certainly consider it Midwest. Cleveland.....not so much. Put that line somewhere between CBus and the Browns and I'm cool with that.

[mead107]

Let's ask Beerball

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

From WNY to the border of Iowa east to west, and from the UP to kentucky north and south.

[GG]

West of the Hudson, east of the Oakland Hills.

 

 

Thanks for the beer GG.

Good to catch up

[plenzmd1]

Anything more than 100 miles from both coasts...flyover in other words

[DriveFor1Outta5]

These regional definitions are crazy. Too many problems occur with whether or not you should define a region by geography or cultural commonalities. Some people don't even think of Kansas as being part of the Midwest. Isn't Kansas the very definition of that term? Places like Western PA and Buffalo are very difficult to claim as the Midwest from a geographic standpoint. Yet they are easier to claim as the Midwest from a cultural standpoint. Personally I wouldn't even consider Buffalo part of the Midwest.