A fraction of its original size, the Great Dismal Swamp contains some of the most important wildlife habitat in the Mid-Atlantic, protecting hundreds of species.

In 2023 Virginia wrongly removed 3,400 voters from the voter rolls just days before the election.

Virginia has an incarceration rate of 749 per 100,000 people including prisons, jails, immigration detention, and juvenile justice facilities, and locks up a higher percentage of its people than any democratic country on earth.

Virginia is one of the top 15 states with major book bans in schools.

Virginia ranks third in the country for the distribution of white supremacy propaganda.