PA is heavily Catholic in the two major metros (Philly and Pitt) with sizeable Jewish population on the mainline. WV is made up largely of Scots-Irish protestants, who comprise the core of Sarah Palin’s base.
....and yet it is a Rat state...to the core!
This is a state that lets you vote straight party line by either punching out a single chad or hitting the screen once. Now realize, not a single Republican got voted to a statewide office. That means that each Democrat that voted (more than three to one over Reps.) had to go all the way through the ballot. It seems every Presidential election, the straight party ballots decrease but go back up in the off years. Net results, the Rats still controll the state, but the GOP gets 5 electoral votes.