Is Virginia a Northern or Southern state? (Richmond, Hampton: engineer, work)

[Serenity2019]

Originally Posted by JayJayCB

Historically, southern without a doubt. Today, kind of the transition zone between southern and Mid-Atlantic. No area north of Richmond honestly feels like the "good ol' South" I know, but I'm also coming from North Carolina. Major metros of Virginia are pretty transplant saturated, and it's a popular opinion on CD that NOVA isn't southern these days. Also, some folks don't even call the Hampton Roads southern and Richmond to a lesser extent. Roanoke and Bristol are more so Appalachian, but I'd still call them southern. I don't even know what I'd call Harrisonburg and Winchester. Lynchburg is pretty southern, and also historically Bible Belt-ish (Jerry Falwell, Liberty University). I'd call Richmond the last southern city if you're heading up I-95. Older tobacco/textile towns like Martinsville, Danville, South Boston, South Hill, and Emporia along the NC border are extremely southern.

Overall, south of I-64 definitely feels like the South IMO. However, north of 64 feels more like a transition zone between southern and Mid-Atlantic. Once you hit DC and Maryland, you're out of the South for good.

This is right on! I live down in south now, but grew up in the south in Tidewater! For sure, south.

[16 Acres]

Southern !!

[sniffablecow]

Originally Posted by gwillyfromphilly

Obviously I'd had stop in towns along the way and formed my own opinion of what I thought! It was just my opinion on the topic. Way to be a smartass by the way!

I think NOVA is north eastern, but i also think that virginia's southern is more dominant than its northern culture. I understand why maryland and delaware are debated on, since they are both in very urban places and have lost some of their southern culture, but virginia hasn't lost it yet. Whenever I go to virginia, I am still used to hearing a nice southern voice.

[Mdez]

I'm from Pennsylvania, I don't consider Virginia a northern state. I think Virginia is where the south begins. Once you get past NOVA/DC area you start hearing southern accents, things feel a little slower.