Ohio Among the Hardest Hit by Trump’s Trade War with Canada

Ohio Among the Hardest Hit by Trump's Trade War with Canada

September 22, 2026

COLUMBUS, OH - While Ohioans are still reeling from high gas prices resulting from Trump's devastating war in Iran that Max Miller, Mike Turner, and Mike Carey rubber stamped again this week, a new report is detailing how Ohio is now among the hardest-hit by Trump's reckless trade war with Canada, with "about $3 billion worth of Ohio products" impacted by the new tariffs.

"Ohioans are being forced to foot the bill for Trump and Ohio Republicans' reckless trade war with Canada that is driving up prices across Ohio," said Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Kathleen Clyde. "While Ohio Republicans are left to own devastating economic policies like Trump's tariffs, Ohio Democrats are focused on lowering costs and getting our state working again for working Ohioans."

Despite Max Miller claiming that the economy is "actually doing very well right now," recent analysis has made clear that Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies could have "metastasized and spread to infect Republican candidates on the November ballot in swing states and districts." Read some of the latest on how Trump's trade war is hurting Ohio families, manufacturers, and businesses-and how Ohio Republicans will be held accountable for it in November:

Fox News: 5 states could be the biggest losers in Trump's trade war with Canada, expert warns

'American manufacturers or American businesses who rely on Canadian inputs are going to start to feel the pain right in the lead up to going to the ballot box,' David Clement, policy director of the free market nonprofit Consumer Choice Center, told Fox News Digital. Clement identified Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as among the states most exposed to negative fallout, based on their current trade with Canada and the goods targeted by the tariffs. 'Ohio is by far the most vulnerable state in terms of exposure from the Canadian retaliatory tariffs,' Clement said, estimating roughly $2.3 billion in exports to Canada are exposed.

The Washington Post: U.S.-Canada trade war hits GOP efforts to keep control of Congress

While the average American may not feel the tariffs - all told, they affect just 6 percent of $715 billion in annual cross-border trade - key industries in Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania are likely to feel the added costs.

ABC News: US-Canada trade war threatens economic fallout in key midterm states

Tit-for-tat tariffs issued by the U.S. and Canada in recent weeks risk outsized harm for consumers and businesses in states near the northern border, some analysts told ABC News. Many of those states play host to key races in the battle for control of Congress in November's midterm elections, including Senate contests in Maine, Ohio and Michigan.

The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio hit hardest by Canada's retaliatory tariffs

Ohio is feeling some of the biggest effects from Canada's new tariffs on U.S. goods as it ranks among the states with the highest estimated tariff costs.

WLWT5: Ohio manufacturing exports could be hurt more than any other state as a result of Canadian tariffs, report says

A new report indicates that Ohio is likely to be hurt more than any other state as a result of new Canadian tariffs on U.S. products. The data - which was sourced from the Canadian government's statistics agency and published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - indicates that exports from Ohio to Canada that qualify under the new tariffs had a combined product value of approximately $2.2 billion USD in 2025, marking the highest dollar amount of any state.

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