Petersburg, Virginia is a city with a long and rich history. It has been home to many different generations of Virginians since it was founded in 1748. The city has seen many changes over the years, including its political landscape. Today, Petersburg is served by elected officials who work to ensure that all its residents have access to quality services and programs. Local politicians strive to represent the interests of their constituents while also balancing the budget and managing government resources effectively. There are numerous political groups within the city that foster dialogue between representatives, citizens, and businesses. As a result, Petersburg has become a vibrant and engaged community with strong leaders who are passionate about making positive change for all its citizens.
The political climate in Petersburg, VA is very liberal.
Petersburg City County, VA is very liberal. In Petersburg City County, VA 87.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 11.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Petersburg city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 87.8% to 11.2%.
Petersburg city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, VA is very liberal.
Petersburg City County, Virginia is very liberal.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Petersburg, Virginia: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Petersburg, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 704 contributions totaling $78,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $24,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)