I'm in the south...I think.
But Virginia is a strange state that way. DC and its massive sprawling east-coastness take up so much of the northeastern part of the state it's difficult not to see it as part of the east coast despite being the former capitol of the Confederacy. Some stay the south starts at Richmond. But what about Miami aka New York South? The blue ridge mountains have their own effect on all of this. The western side is definitely more rural south. We need to borrow Coolio's map of LA going from 'Da Hood' to 'Da Beach' just to help unravel it all.
So while the distinctions and stereotypes may still be there but the boundaries are blurring. Red and Blue states are a creation of TV electoral maps and don't always reflect the shades and grades in between. There are liberals and conservatives in all states. I'm back in the south but I feel at home here. One of the less heralded goals of the Appalachian Trail was to bring north and south together working on a common project sharing a set of mountains that played significant parts in the history of all the states involved. I'd have to say that it worked and that ultimately it was a good thing