What U.S. state/states is/are being described?

Question

1. population between 5 and 8 million
2. in the eastern U.S.
3. African Americans make up about 20 percent of the population
4. the northen part of the state has a large, dense, population of which many hold government jobs
5. the northern part of the state has an extremely diverse population
6. the southern part is rural and the population is mainly 50% white 50% black
7. In the western part of the state, there are gentle, rolling, mountains
8. The state is home to 5 or more presidents
9. The state touches an ocean
10. The governor is a democrat but its legislative branch is mainly republican

Answer 1

My answer is Virginia - as it is an eastern state, on the Atlantic Ocean, and the northern part of the state is next to Washington DC, so many federal goverment offices are located nearby. the western part of the state is in the Appalachian Mountains.

8 US presidents from Virginia are:
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe (four of the first 5 presidents) and
William Henry Harrison, Virginia-born but elected as a resident of Ohio; John Tyler, who wound up serving all but the first month of the latter's term after Harrison became the first President to die in office;
Zachary Taylor, who made his name as a Kentucky resident; and Woodrow Wilson, who was a Virginia native but was elected President after serving as the president of Princeton University and Governor of New Jersey.

Virginia's governor is a Democrat, Tim Kaine, but the legislature has republican control.
Virginia's population is just over 7 million people, with 19.9% of the population being African American.

Answer 2

Virginia!

Answer 3

Maryland

Answer 4

Virginia! My state.

Answer 5

That sounds like Virginia to me!

Answer 6

Maryland?

Answer 7

It has to be Virginia. The president clue gives it more away. =]

Answer 8

Is it Georgia, on my mind...?