The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. Babajobu 07:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This was originally prodded without comment so I am moving it here. The information looks good but needs references. If it survives it should probably be merged with another article. James084 01:33, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep if can be cited - article is noteworthy but needs citations Tawker 01:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as original research. Can't seem to find any evidence that Blue Belt is a widely used term in reference to voting patterns in the United States, and especially not with Ohio. Wikipedia should not be the one connecting the dots, making a conclusion, and giving it a name. — TheKMan^talk 02:37, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete unless referenced, per TheKMan. CDC (talk) 02:44, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete- Appears to be a neologism. As someone living in the middle of the so-called Blue Belt, this is the first time that I have encountered this term. Avogadro 04:59, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per Tawker. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 05:22, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as unverifiable protologism. A Google search pulls up absolutely nothing that matches this. --Aaron 05:27, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. as above. pschemp | talk 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as unverifiable, neologism. --Terence Ong 08:51, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as unsourced, vague, and a neologism. What, precisely, does the map reflect? It isn't the presidential vote, that's for sure. --Craig Stuntz 14:04, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge into Ohio Democratic Party. Useful info, just not "its own article" useful. youngamerican (talk) 20:01, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete neologism, original research. Former Ohioan, Postdlf 20:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NOR. Stifle 01:16, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge into Ohio Democratic Party. With regards to the map: Core blue belt counties are those that have voted Democratic three out of the last four elections, and are verifiably trending left. Secondary blue belt counties have voted Democratic in presidential elections when Democrats won (i.e. 1992 and 1996). Accuracy of elections and trend information can be verified at http://www.uselectionatlas.org/ The term "Ohio's blue belt" is typically used within Democratic circles, so it would be fair to merge with Ohio Democratic Party. The term points to the reality of a significant difference in the socio-political climate of northern and eastern Ohio when compared with the state at large. floridahistory 09:19, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  Could you provide a reference for the usage of the term "Ohio's blue belt"? Thanks — TheKMan^talk 16:37, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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