Is West Virginia a Southern state?

[Person Man]

Only if you consider Southern Ohio, Indiana, Southern Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri "southern". I would consider them more "Southernized" than southern. Maybe Central PA and western MD can be considered that, too.

 Maryland east of Fredrick, Northern Delaware, Central, Eastern, and Northern Virginia are definitely "Northernized".

[Person Man]

Maryland east of Fredrick, Northern Delaware, Central, Eastern, and Northern Virginia are definitely "Northernized".

Appalachian Maryland was always very Yankee, except maybe during Reconstruction, and Richmond, Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore of VA, etc, are clearly Southern in character. Contrary to popular belief, voting for Democrats does not make a place Northern.

It's really interesting how things combine in these border areas, especially given more and more intense polarization.