Your state--the state of "Ohio"--has a publicly searchable database of voter information. This information is the information that is generally collected by all states though various states make the information more or less private.
What you think is a voting identification (voted R or D) is the person's "registered political affiliation". It does not mean they voted that way. There are several reasons the two might not match, but it would be too complicated for you to understand. So just focus on understanding that you are wrong about your own county and state voting. Adjust your brain accordingly.
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, it absolutely does work that way. Maybe not everywhere, but in my county it does.
Your state--the state of "Ohio"--has a publicly searchable database of voter information. This information is the information that is generally collected by all states though various states make the information more or less private.
What you think is a voting identification (voted R or D) is the person's "registered political affiliation". It does not mean they voted that way. There are several reasons the two might not match, but it would be too complicated for you to understand. So just focus on understanding that you are wrong about your own county and state voting. Adjust your brain accordingly.