rust belt
noun
variants
often Rust Belt
: the northeastern and midwestern states of the U.S. in which heavy industry has declined
called also rust bowl
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Gavin Moulton, the writer and photographer behind the popular X account rust belt roadtrip, circulated the post more.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
National Republicans have targeted Mrvan’s seat as a flip opportunity for the last two election cycles and are poised to again in 2026, especially as Northwest Indiana’s rust belt communities have voted more Republican over the years.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
The rust belt may become a new Silicon Valley, which would boost the quality of life for millions of Americans living in that area.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The book was seen by many as an explainer-of-sorts of the 2016 election victory of Trump and a window into his voter base in the rust belt and elsewhere.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
National Republicans have targeted Mrvan’s seat as a flip opportunity for the last two election cycles and are poised to again in 2026, especially as Northwest Indiana’s rust belt communities have voted more Republican over the years.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
The rust belt may become a new Silicon Valley, which would boost the quality of life for millions of Americans living in that area.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The book was seen by many as an explainer-of-sorts of the 2016 election victory of Trump and a window into his voter base in the rust belt and elsewhere.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Rust belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rust%20belt. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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