Cleveland has been hemorrhaging residents for decades
Very true. Cleveland, Ohio, at its peak, had almost 1 million residents. In the early 70s, after the hough riots, they started moving to the inner ring suburbs. When busing became a possibility, they outflow continued.
I don't know how many people live in CLE any more, having moved from the area. I think that the county has around 2.5 million people, so it's still big. Basically, the farther you get from the City of Cleveland, the less libtarded you are.