I spent five years in Tidewater, VA.
One thing I discovered was the really old families of Virginia were about as conservative as it gets. Unfortunately they are in a minority especially around Washington D.C.
You should read Matt Bracken’s first novel, Enemies Foreign and Domestic. It is all about the “good ol’ boys” and gals of Tidewater Virginia striking back against Deep State tyrants. Ranya Bardiwell... wow.