Thanks to this article over at the Swing State Project, we finally have a breakdown of the 2008 Presidential vote by congressional district, and it reveals some surprising facts.
The most surprising, in my opinion? President Obama won the Ohio 15th, in which Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy eked out a victory that wasn't decided until at least a month after the election, by 9 points, 54-45. In the neighboring Ohio 12th, in which first-timer David Robinson had a respectable showing against entrenched incumbent GOPer Pat Tiberi, Obama won by 7 points, 53-46.
Here is the full list:
| District | Vote Split | Winner |
| Ohio 1st (Driehaus) | 55-44 | Obama |
| Ohio 2nd (Schmidt) | 40-59 | McCain |
| Ohio 3rd (Turner) | 47-51 | McCain |
| Ohio 4th (Jordan) | 38-60 | McCain |
| Ohio 5th (Latta) | 45-53 | McCain |
| Ohio 6th (Wilson) | 48-50 | McCain |
| Ohio 7th (Austria) | 45-54 | McCain |
| Ohio 8th (Boehner) | 38-60 | McCain |
| Ohio 9th (Kaptur) | 62-36 | Obama |
| Ohio 10th (Kucinich) | 59-39 | Obama |
| Ohio 11th (Fudge) | 85-14 | Obama |
| Ohio 12th (Tiberi) | 53-46 | Obama |
| Ohio 13th (Sutton) | 57-42 | Obama |
| Ohio 14th (LaTourette) | 49-49 | TIE |
| Ohio 15th (Kilroy) | 54-45 | Obama |
| Ohio 16th (Boccieri) | 48-50 | McCain |
| Ohio 17th (Ryan) | 62-36 | Obama |
| Ohio 18th (Space) | 45-52 | McCain |
So, what can we learn from this? There seems to be an awful lot of people in and around Columbus who voted for President Obama but still voted for a GOPer for Congress. We need to go out and find those people and get them to vote for Democrats up and down the ticket. If we do that, then Mary Jo should have no problem holding on to her seat, and can put into play some State Senate seats that the GOPers currently have locked down.
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