Ohio, cracked open.
Pick a town. Crack it open.
The water in the tap, the ground under the house, the school down the street and the town's story, for every ZIP code, city, village, township and county in Ohio, each linked to its public record.
The map
Color Ohio by 69 layers, then draw over it.
Every ZIP code, colored by one thing at a time: the water, the ground, the schools, the homes, the history. Then lay pipelines, flood zones, cameras or an 1872 atlas over it.
Open the map
Six ways in
The map
69
layers
74 overlays and old maps back to 1804.
Lakes
36
lakes
Depth, fish, access and live conditions, lake by lake.
Deep dives
89
deep dives
Places, landmarks and lost towns, researched from the record.
Counties
88
counties
Every city, village, township and ZIP code in each one.
Videos
92
videos
Short films about Ohio places and history.
Stories
12
rankings
Rankings and tours, rebuilt at every update.
Politics · Election 2026
What's on your ballot?
3 days until Election Day, November 3 · Last day of early in-person voting by November 1
The race so far, in three pictures
Polls, Governor of Ohio, latestActon 48, Kissick 3.6, Ramaswamy 44 in the latest poll, Suffolk University, October 26, 2026, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Governor of Ohio, as published by Suffolk University · as of 2026-10-26 · Download this chart The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, Governor of Ohio, latest Candidate Party Percent Pollster Field date Sample Amy Acton D 48 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Don Kissick L 3.6 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Vivek Ramaswamy R 44 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, latestBrown 46.6, Husted 43.8, Levy 1.6, Redpath 1.6 in the latest poll, Suffolk University, October 26, 2026, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published by Suffolk University · as of 2026-10-26 · Download this chart The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, latest Candidate Party Percent Pollster Field date Sample Sherrod Brown D 46.6 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Jon Husted R 43.8 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Greg Levy I 1.6 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Bill Redpath L 1.6 Suffolk University October 26, 2026 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio Money raised for U.S. Senator from Ohio, as filedBrown $68.4M, Husted $19.9M, Levy $135K, Redpath $55K raised, as filed with the FEC as of October 14, 2026.Source: FEC filings, committees C00916288; C00896019; C00918839; C00937300 · as of 2026-10-14 · Download this chart The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Money raised for U.S. Senator from Ohio, as filed Item Value Brown (D) 68,409,199.85 Husted (R) 19,885,382.87 Levy (I) 134,879.04 Redpath (L) 55,255.70
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
- Governor of OhioAmy Acton (D) · Timothy Grady (write-in) · Heather Hill (write-in) · Don Kissick (L) · Vivek Ramaswamy (R) · Renea Turner (write-in) · Ron Ula (write-in)
- U.S. Senator from OhioSherrod Brown (D) · Stephen Faris (write-in) · Anthony Holliman (write-in) · Jon Husted (R) · Greg Levy (O) · Bill Redpath (L) · Timothy Telymonde (write-in)
- Attorney General of OhioKeith Faber (R) · John Kulewicz (D)
- Secretary of State of OhioTom Pruss (L) · Allison Russo (D) · Robert Sprague (R)
- Auditor of State of OhioAnnette Blackwell (D) · Frank LaRose (R)
- Treasurer of State of OhioJay Edwards (R) · Seth Walsh (D)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027)Dan Hawkins (R) · Marilyn Zayas (D)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027)Jennifer L. Brunner (D) · Colleen O'Donnell (R)
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New: Ohio Price Watch
Photograph the price of eggs, milk, gas and two dozen other everyday items in any Ohio store, and help track what things cost across the state, store by store and month by month. It opened on September 25, 2026 and has very few reports so far.
Did you know
One fact from one place, different every visit.
Conneaut: This ZIP sits close to a hospital: the nearest general or critical-access hospital is 0.6 miles away, closer than 97% of Ohio ZIPs.
Source: CMS Care Compare data ·
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Every county page lists its cities, villages, townships and ZIP codes.
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- Vinton
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Williams
- Wood
- Wyandot
Stories from the data
Rankings and tours built from the same records, rebuilt with every update.
Water
Where Ohio's tap water comes from
Of Ohioans on a community water system, 3.4 million drink groundwater, 2.7 million Lake Erie, 2.2 million an inland river, 1.1 million a reservoir and 1.0 million the Ohio River.
History, schools and government
Oldest towns in Ohio
Lawrence Township, 1752, is the earliest of the 971 towns researched so far.
Home
Where home prices doubled
43211 · Columbus leads at +244% in ten years; the median Ohio ZIP code has +92% in ten years.
About this project
Cracked Buckeye gives Ohioans the truth about their state: the public record, Ohio's history and our own reporting, in plain words, free, with a source on every fact. About us
