Today we are talking about Chapter 8 of the book "Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada" by Stephen Birdsall. Chapter 8 talks about the Appalachia and the Ozarks. Included in this region are parts of Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, New York, Pennsylvania (not Pittsburgh), West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. A lot states are included, but not all of the land in each states applies to this region.
Birdsall writes, "Appalachia's population is conservative, both politically and religiously." (p. 152)
In the 2004 election, John Kerry won Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh suburbs, by 15 points. The last time a Republican Presidential Candidate won Pennsylvania was in 1988, but George H. W. Bush did not have a good performance in Pittsburgh.
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