Results: West Virginia - the Mountain State
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West Virginia - Residents of the western and northern counties of Virginia set up a separate government under Francis Pierpont in 1861, which they called the Restored Government. Most voted to separate from Virginia, and the new state was admitted to the Union in 1863. Is this name a good fit for the state?
Yes
52%
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1032 votes
No
13%
•
260 votes
Undecided
35%
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708 votes
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The largest city by population is Charleston (48,642 in 2020). Have you ever been to Charleston? Yes
22%
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430 votes
No
79%
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1570 votes
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3.
Chuck Yeager, born in 1923, from West Virginia became the first person in the world to break the sound barrier. He made history in October 1947 when while he flew the Bell X-1 rocket at 700 mph in level flight and crossed the speed of sound. Have you been in an airplane this week? Yes
8%
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164 votes
No
92%
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1836 votes
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4.
Would you like to visit West Virginia? Yes
26%
•
527 votes
No
30%
•
605 votes
Already Have
24%
•
487 votes
Undecided
19%
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381 votes
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