Title: Why is Virginia becoming so liberal? - Quora
Headings: Why is Virginia becoming so liberal?
Why is Virginia becoming so liberal?
Content: Virginia also has a long history of seaport trade as well as institutions of higher education. Industry generally seeks stability, an educated population, central location and inclusive demographics. All these factors encourage a more liberal bent than conservative. Virginia has much to offer both individuals and industry and this transformation/evolution was inevitable. 2.1K views
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Ashwin Dollar
, Supported candidates in both parties, voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016
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I would call Virginia more of a swing state than an outright liberal state. When Democrats have won the state it has been by thin margins, not by a landslide. Virginia like most states has conservative rural areas, liberal urban areas, and suburbs that can go either way. Northern Virginia has been growing in population and most people that have recently moved are more liberal. Virginia has a good chance of voting for a Democrat in 2016, but much of that is a national trend. As a highly educated state, Virginia is not going to be against conservative candidates, Virginians are just going to be
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I would call Virginia more of a swing state than an outright liberal state.