JD Vance was born in Middletown, Ohio, United States.

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  • Birthplace: Middletown, Ohio, a small Rust Belt city in southwestern Ohio.
  • Country: United States.
  • Original name: James Donald Bowman, later known as James David “J.D.” Vance.

Middletown is known as an industrial town between Cincinnati and Dayton, and Vance often describes it as a struggling working‑class community in his memoir and public interviews.