I lived in North Va. while in the army and have been many times to the very west part of virginia which I know to be conservative. Also the west is ignored by the large populated areas of the east.
Sort of like Illinois, most is conservative farm land and then there is Chicago, or as I like to call it, Craphole.
That's where I live now (western VA) and it is, of course, more cons. than NOVA. Of course, Manhattan and San Fran are more cons than NOVA!