Virginia is a tough nut to crack. You have rich men north of Richmond, on the other hand you have the real Virginians in the rest of the state.
Youngkin was the first Republican to win a statewide election in Virginia since 2009. Even if he won by one single voter (he won by a two-point margin), it was pretty impressive what he did.
Still don't really care for him for president though.
When we got stationed in VA in 1992 there were three large areas that voted Democrat. The state had been Democrat since the reconstruction but flipped.
I always noticed that Fairfax County and the areas around Richmond and some in the Norfolk area always waited until very late on election days to submit their totals (especially Fairfax County). We always knew they were waiting to add the needed ballots to turn the election to the Dems unless it was a landslide.
Once the Clinton's started the huge influx of immigration as well as illegals and implemented the Motor Voter law, the counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William, and also Stafford were overrun with foreigners and illegals who could vote. This was the intentional doings of the Dems and the Leftists in the Republican parties and VA turned to purple and blue.