Peru, Indiana is a small city located in Miami County. It has a population of around 11,000 and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Matthew G. Wuerstle, who was elected in 2019. The Peru City Council consists of seven members who are all elected to serve four-year terms. Other local political offices include the Miami County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor and Auditor. There are also numerous city boards and commissions that provide oversight for various aspects of the city’s operations.
The people of Peru take an active role in their local government by participating in elections and other activities related to City Council meetings. Many citizens attend and voice their opinions during public meetings which are always open to the public. In addition to these services, Peru residents have access to resources such as the Peru Public Library as well as several parks and recreation centers that offer plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy.
The political climate in Peru, IN is moderately conservative.
Miami County, IN is very conservative. In Miami County, IN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.3%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peru, IN is moderately conservative.
Miami County, Indiana is very conservative.
Peru Metro Area is very conservative.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
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.
Peru, Indiana: R R R R R R
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 Peru, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 624 contributions totaling $31,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 645 contributions totaling $98,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)