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Pandemic lockdowns have ignited the economies of small metro regions and rural areas, according to Cooper Center data.

Cooper Center data helps explain one of the most dramatic results in Virginia’s 2025 general election.

Cooper Center experts help explain how Virginia’s energy grid is under pressure as data centers multiply.

With three at-large seats in play, Virginia Beach voters will soon choose their voting system—after relying on the Weldon Cooper Center to assess community preferences on the issue.

Immigration and intermarriage are helping the D.C. region become more diverse, experts said.

Cooper Center leader Eric Scorsone shares how this government shutdown could affect Virginia.

Cooper Center analysis used to demonstrate why suburban and rural areas increasingly appeal to many movers.

Young people are packing up and moving to rural areas, according to Cooper Center demographer Hamilton Lombard.

According to state data, cattle is Virginia’s second largest agriculture industry, raking in over a half-billion dollars a year.

According to Cooper Center research, Virginia workers could be in even more trouble this year unless better policies are put in place.