[Dolphy]

It would help if someone familiar with the state could comment on the early reporting precincts...they could all be Democrat areas for all we know.

[Timedrifter]

The Virginia elections site does not seem to break down results by county. Without that I can't see where this is going. For all I know Fairfax has already reported and is skewing the results.

[Alissa]

I grew up in Virginia, but haven't lived there for umpteen years. I can tell you that Northern Virginia is comparable to New York city and the the rest of their respective states. Huge, liberal population center versus smaller more conservative population centers that cover most of the state's land mass.

[IndyInVa]

I live in Va. There is no official breakout of where the votes are coming from, but I would make a GUESS that early results are from lower population areas which tend to be more Republican.

On the other hand, in Northern Virginia, which has a very high population density and tends Democratic, they have electronic voting machines in most (maybe all) precincts. It seems that it ought to be quick to tabulate and verify electronically counted votes.

[Political Junkie Too]

It would help if someone familiar with the state could comment on the early reporting precincts...they could all be Democrat areas for all we know.

I'd like to know where the reporting isn't coming from. Does Virginia have a history of reporting certain precints last until they know how many votes they need to win?

-PJ