Article on 2020 demographics
https://stacker.com/ohio/89-million-votes-see-demographics-ohios-voting-population
(more at source)
snip-"Voting-eligible population: 8,879,469
- Breakdown by sex: 48.3% male, 51.7% female....
Breakdown by race: 83.9% White, 11.9% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% two or more races
- Breakdown by education: 2.3% less than high school education, 7.0% some high school (no diploma), 33.2% high school graduate or equivalency, 22.4% some college (no degree), 8.3% associate's degree, 17.1% bachelor's degree, 9.6% graduate or professional degree.
I do not have info on the 1980s
Ohio voters demographic, yet. I need to research a bit more. I'll be back when I got more info.
Brown has built a statewide coalition by hard work, he has a solid history with older white working men, because of his trade policies.
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/senate-race-ohio-brown-against-renacci/1896046002/
snip-"But Brown had named recognition, substantial financial backing from the party, and a ground game. Despite being a Democrat in a state Trump won in 2016 by 8 percentage points, Brown has maintained his popularity with the "secret sauce" for Democrats, Jennifer Duffy, with The Cook Political Report, told The Enquirer in May."
IMO, Ryan & the state & national party need to do a Stacey Abrams style push for voters & getting 'Souls to the Polls'.