Where does the Midwest start and end?

[Bicala]

You know, no matter what region some think you're in, you think you're in, or you're actually in, you are where you are. Your location doesn't change, your time zone is your time zone, your climate is your climate, no matter what region you're designated to be in, it doesn't change where you are. Everyone is kind of getting their undies in a bundle, really, over nothing. If someone says you're in the Midwest, but you actually aren't, what does that change? Population of regions? No, the population of regions is determined by the Census Bureau's map of regions. It's not determined by what you or your neighbor, or that guy across the river think. Your region is what the Census Bureau has decided is your region. It's really not negotiable.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Credit to Craziaskowboi for this map. LOL at Arkansas and Oklahoma as "Haha no" for Midwest inclusion. Agreed, especially when cultural and historical factors are taken into account as well beyond mere geography and topography.

[annie_himself]

Yes.

[585WNY]

Strongly approve.

[The_Quiet_One]

I think the Midwest is both a geopolitical region as well as a cultural region. This map is an accurate depiction of the geopolitical boundaries, but the cultural boundaries are not so firm. The cultural boundary is a blurred line rather than a solid line. It can include and exclude some places on the margins of this map.