Access our comprehensive, non-partisan database of policy research, legislative tracking, and community-driven data models. Built to empower Ohioans with facts first.
Explore visual charts, demographic trends, and interactive data models on key Ohio issues.
Verify claims with direct access to primary documents, legislative texts, and raw datasets.
Read clear, objective breakdowns of complex policies without the political spin.
Most citizens are overwhelmed by information and underwhelmed by trust.
News organizations compete for attention.
Political parties compete for power.
Interest groups compete for influence.
Ordinary voters are left trying to sort through competing claims, conflicting statistics, and endless spin.
Ohio Common Ground is building a Research Center designed to help members make informed decisions based on evidence, original sources, and transparent methodology.
The Ohio Common Ground Research Center will serve as a growing library of research, analysis, data, and public information focused on issues that matter to Ohio voters.
Rather than telling members what to think, we will help them evaluate claims for themselves and make decisions with confidence.
A comprehensive suite of tools and resources designed to empower Ohio citizens.
Plain-English summaries of important Ohio issues like Property Taxes, Housing Affordability, Education, Healthcare, and Energy Policy.
Key facts, major arguments, tradeoffs, supporting data, and source documents.
A searchable collection of public data relevant to Ohio citizens, including state budget, tax collections, education spending, and election results.
Explore the data directly rather than relying solely on media interpretation.
View information about the officials who represent you, including office held, district maps, committee assignments, and voting records.
A personalized view of the elected officials representing each member (suggested by Josh McMullen).
Track bills moving through the Ohio General Assembly. Follow legislation, understand bill summaries, and monitor legislative progress.
Review supporting documents, see sponsor information, and track progress.
Scorecards built on transparent and publicly available criteria. Review methodology, sources, scoring standards, and supporting evidence.
No official should ever be scored using unpublished criteria.
Statewide polling, member surveys, issue rankings, and trend analysis. Methodology and sample information will always be publicly available.
Understand what Ohioans actually think, not manufacture narratives.
Every major report will include links to original source material whenever possible, including legislation, court decisions, government reports, budget documents, academic research, and public records.
Members should never have to wonder where information came from.
The Ohio Common Ground Research Center operates according to strict, non-partisan standards of transparency and integrity.
Whenever practical, sources, methodology, and supporting evidence will be published alongside conclusions.
Members deserve to know the difference between verified facts, analysis, commentary, and advocacy.
Most public policy questions involve competing priorities. The Research Center will strive to help members understand those tradeoffs rather than pretending every issue has a simple answer.
Our goal is not to protect narratives. Our goal is to pursue facts.
Too many citizens feel they must choose between political talking points, media narratives, and social media outrage.
Ohio deserves better.
The Ohio Common Ground Research Center is being built to give citizens direct access to information, evidence, and analysis so they can make decisions with confidence.
"Because informed voters make stronger decisions. And stronger decisions create stronger influence."
Over time, the Ohio Common Ground Research Center will become one of the most comprehensive citizen-focused public policy resources in Ohio.
The Member Voting Platform gives members a voice. The Research Center gives members the information needed to use that voice wisely.
Together they help citizens move from frustration to influence.