Before recent Democratic gains, Virginia went from blue to red and back again
(Washington Post Virginia)

Virginia has trended toward Democrats in recent decades thanks to growth in the Northern Virginia suburbs, though historically it has been one of America`s most contested states. Republican Glenn Youngkin is seeking a reversal of GOP fortunes against Democrat Terry McAuliffe this year. We mapped the tight races for governor that have shifted the Commonwealth between blue and red since the 1950s.