As Middletown, Ohio, native JD Vance gets settled in as the Vice President, his hometown is showing its support for him.

If they don't know it already, anyone driving through Middletown will know it's the home of Vice President JD Vance.

The first sign recognizing Vice President JD Vance as Middletown’s native son was hung Thursday afternoon on Ohio 73 east at the entry into the city from Franklin.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

Thousands stood in line for hours for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural events, including a family from JD Vance's hometown.

The community then rallied together to support the band, raising $140,000 to fund the trip to Washington, D.C.

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

Vice President JD Vance’s journey to the White House took an unusual route, but now the Middletown native finds himself serving in the second-highest seat in

Owner Pete Esposito is retiring at the end of 2026, and plans to hand down both locations to his two sons, Nick and Mitch.

JD Vance was sworn in as vice president, the culmination of a rapid political rise that propelled him to a heartbeat away from the presidency.

After JD Vance's mother's request and pressure from some residents, road signs honoring the vice president-elect will go up in his hometown.