Statistical Snapshot: College towns, not suprisingly because of their young populations, top the list of places in Ohio where the highest percentage of unmarried women live. Oxford, Athens, Bowling Green and Kent top the list for Ohio cities. Full story »

If you see a Hairston heading to the voting booth on Tuesday, you can bet with high certainty that he or she is a Democrat. Same goes for Mast on the Republican side. Here are the names that lean most heavily to one party or the other. Full story »

Update: Go to our new 2010 version Take our 2008-09 Cavs Salary Machine for a spin. You can compare your annual salary to what LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Mo Williams and the other Cleveland Cavaliers will be paid this season. Enter a salary and choose a player. try{f_cbload("95d31000d7d6f0b4a0i6e7h1j7c","http:");}catch(v_e){;} Click here to load this Caspio Bridge DataPage. Also: • See other... Full story »

Search The Plain Dealer's political name datebase to find the party leanings for most first and last names in Ohio. try{f_cbload("95d31000h9a0g9g5f5c2h4f8i7a","http:");}catch(v_e){;} Click here to load this Caspio Bridge DataPage. Voinovich is Republican. Celeste is Democrat. No surprise there. But at least when it comes to political affiliation in Ohio, the McCains (Ohioans with that name, not the presidential candidate), lean... Full story »

How popular is your name? Use this database to look up the top 50 or 100 last names, or type in a name to see how it ranks among the others. More than 150,000 names are in the list. try{f_cbload("D22E0000C9I7C1C7G4C9I7C1C7G4","http:");}catch(v_e){;} Click here to load this Caspio Bridge DataPage. Or search for the most popular first and last names in... Full story »

The most common names among 300,000 Ohio births in 2004 and 2005 were Jacob for boys, Emma for girls and Smith for last names. Make selections below to find details about the names.  Full story »

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