Virginia is unique.
Northern VA is an ever-expanding Marxist world sucking at the teat of the Fed. gov. - unlimited money. It is NOT Virginia.
While we have our Marxist hubs like Richmond, Charlottesville, Roanoke and some of Tidewater, without NOVA (Northern VA) we would be a red state.
We’ve again been invaded by the North, and without any defense.
I understand what you’re saying. In many respects Virginia is like Maryland. In both states the votes of the welfare bums and the DC bureaucrats overwhelm the votes of the hard-working people.
But it’s only the results that matter. Maryland’s electoral votes will probably be in the D column forever. And it sure looking like Virginia might go that same way.
This would not be so bad if states elsewhere were doing the opposite. But I am not aware any state doing that.
(Sorry for the pessimism.)