This is the first time in about 60 years that Ohio has not voted in favor of the president-elect. 

21 News talked with lawmakers both for and against Joe Biden and President Donald Trump about the Associated Press calling the 2020 election for Joe Biden.

Congressman Tim Ryan, who was just reelected to his 10th term in office, said instead of being a nation divided, we need to be a nation united.

Ryan explained the close vote shows a need for compromise and working across the isle to do what's best for our country.

"I'm excited. We've got to hit the reset button. There were a lot of people who voted for Donald Trump, and we've got to start healing the country," said Ryan. "We've got to start finding issues we can all agree on such as transportation, infrastructure, health care, rebuilding the country. Let's find those issues that aren't democrat or republican and lets try to move forward with those, and I think that's what the Vice President wants to do."

We've got to work across the isle. It's got to be democrats and republicans working together on issues we can all agree on and there are many. There are a lot of issues Donald Trump brought up that are important for our country and workers. We've got to address those issues. We've got to do a lot of bring manufacturing back to the United States to grow the economy for the middle class. President Trump was right on those issues. We have a lot of work ahead and I hope we can heal and move forward." 

Although Ohio turned red for President Trump, some supporters Downtown Youngstown members of Black Lives Matter, Joe Biden supporters shouted with happiness.

Ohio State Representative Michele Lepore-Hagan, who was at the event Saturday afternoon, said, "We have a chance now to heal this nation and come together for our children."

Tracey Winbush with Ohio Black Republicans believes the celebration is premature because boards of elections locally and across the country have yet to verify or count thousands of ballots.

"You have ballots that need to be returned and they can be postmarked up to ten days, five days in some states, you know there are ballots coming from overseas, you don't know how many provisional ballots that are out there. There are thousands of ballots not yet counted or verified," said Winbush. 

Chairman of the Mahoning Republican Party, Tom McCabe said, "In the 2000 presidential election when George W. Bush won, his democrat challenger Al Gore didn't concede the election until December 8th, and just four years ago when Hillary lost to President Donald Trump, there was a similar call made for patience. There were recounts, there was a process that played out, the democrats called for patience then, and I think the republicans are calling for patience now until the election results are verified by all boards of elections."