That's NE Ohio plus Toledo & a bit of Appalachia (who's getting quite wealthy from fracking btw). The rest of Ohio is as red as a red throated red headed red peckered red woodpecker in a red woods

At least in local/state elections.
Heck Traficant's been hanging out at Tea Parties, and coal miner Appalachians are super pissed at Obama. They see him as anti-coal.
John, Kasich keeps it up, he'll be Pres someday. The most vocal Pres we've ever had - he talks A LOT
Pete