I was born and raised in West Virginia (Morgantown), but I’ve lived in the Baltimore area for decades. Morgantown is more like a ‘blue-state’ suburb of Pittsburgh than part of WV (the county voted for Trump both times, but by the lowest margins in the state).
But when I go back to visit friends and family in the more ‘deep red’ parts of the state, I almost always get ‘coal rolled’. People get their trucks rigged with the capability to blast big clouds of black smoke. They see my subcompact Honda with Maryland plates and blast away, laughing and honking.
The WV government recently announced (or proposed) improving their tax base by offering $12,000 to people to relocate there (so long as they can work remotely). That speaks volumes.
I would advise anyone considering this offer to spend a month there first and see how you like it.