| Liam | Andersson | The most trusted colleague of Mr. Kazarov. |
| Mary | Andres | Jack's managing editor. |
| Oliver | Ariens III | The creator of Energy2020. A congressman. |
| Joseph | Battaglia | The first soldier who arrived at the concentration camp. |
| Joe | Biden | Former Vice President of the United States. |
| Arlene | Brown | Tom's administrative assistant. |
| Jimmy | Carter | The politician who won Monroe County. |
| Bill | Clinton | The former U.S. President. |
| Barbie | Collins | Jack's ex-wife. |
| Janet | Compton | The new owner of Ariens Group firm. |
| Denny | Davis | Jack's publisher. |
| James | Denisson | The chief of staff of Tom Stanton. |
| Michael | Dukakis | A politician who beat George Bush in the Governorial Race. |
| Hank | George | A boxer who won 14 straight boxing bouts. |
| Jim | Gibbs | The Lawrence County commisioner. |
| Stefan | Holmberg | Jack's security. |
| Wilma | Hubbard | The 82-year-old woman who worked in Kahn's factory. |
| Elizabeth | Johnson | The current U.S. President. |
| Jim | Johnson | Stanton's accomplice. |
| President | Johnson | The President who attended signing ceremony of Energy2020. |
| Renee | Jones | PolSci graduate of Ohio. Expert in political data and statistics. |
| Oleg | Kazarov | A Russian billionaire. Owner of Siberneft. |
| Jody | Kelly | Lee's wife. |
| Lee | Kelly | A congressman. Deceased. Aka: Landslide Lee. |
| John | Kerry | Former United States Secretary of State. |
| Boris | Kondrakov | The leader of Mr. Kazarov's security operations. |
| Peter | Kreutzer | Joanie's boyfriend. |
| Senator | Lewis | A Senator from Indiana. |
| Irwin | Marshall | The house speaker. |
| Jim | Mason | A man who ran Marcellus Enterprises. |
| Gustav | Miller | The head of Abacus. |
| Walter | Mondale | The politician who won Monroe County. |
| President | Obama | The current U.S. President. |
| Irene | R. Stanton | Tom's wife. |
| Ronald | Reagan | The former U.S. President. |
| Mr. | Rehnquist | A supreme court justice. |
| Mr. | Rockefeller | An American oil industry business magnate. |
| Ernie | Rogers | The long-time democratic chair of Monroe County. |
| Johnny | Rutherford | A criminal. |
| Bill | Santini | The chief of Youngstown police department. |
| Jack | Sharpe | Protagonist. A man who works at Youngstown Vindicator. |
| Meredith | Sharpe | Jack's sister. |
| Scott | Sharpe | Jack's son. |
| Joanie | Simpson | Tom's secretary. |
| Ella | Smathers | Lee's colleague. A congresswoman. |
| Erma | Smith | A democratic sympathizer. |
| William | Smith | Voted for Republican. |
| George | Smoot | An independent voter. |
| Jenna | Smoot | An independent voter. George's wife. |
| Dan | Snyder | Elections Administration Director. Deceased. |
| Pamela | Solomon | A respected political science professor at Marietta College. |
| Paul | Stanton | Tom's son. |
| Thomas | Stanton | The new minority whip. Oliver's best friend. |
| Rob | Stone | A reporter from Fox News. |
| Betty | Struthers | One of the voters in Monroe County. |
| Mr. | Timken | The U.S. Senator. |
| Donald | Trump | The current U.S. President. |
| Dwight | Tucker | A Democrat politician. |
| Bridget | Turner | A reporter at Republic News. |
| Peter | Warner | A little-known Colerain township trustee. |
| Sandra | Williams | A house speaker. |
| Don | Young | Tom's chief of staff. |
| Dottie | | One of the voters in Monroe County. |
| Epeius | | The Greek soldier who designed the Trojan horse. |
| Gladys | | A waitress. |
| Jana | | Scott's girlfriend. |
| Janice | | One of the voters in Monroe County. |
| Peewee | | A cameraman. |
| Yuri | | Mr. Kazarov's assistant. |
