Virginia in Presidential Elections

[Oldiesfreak1854]

About even but trending D.  I've said it time and again: Virginia may be a southern state geographically, but rapidly becoming more like a northeastern state politically and culturally.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I remember watching a clip of ABC's Election Night coverage in 2000, and Peter Jennings mentioned that the fastest-growing regions of Virginia (the NoVa suburbs around DC) were the most Democrat ones.  That seems to have borne out in the 13-14 years since then.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

While Virginia is trending D, it's important to remember that candidates affect performance in different states.  While Appalachia has been trending steadily R, most forumites agree this will be reversed at least somewhat with a Clinton run.  The opposite can hold true as well.

Good deduction Watson, and good analysis.