The small town of Peterman, AL is home to just over 1,000 people and has a strong sense of community. While the town does not have its own local government, it is part of Escambia County which provides many services to the residents. The county’s local politics are centered around providing quality education and healthcare to the residents as well as promoting economic development. In addition, they take an active role in preserving and protecting the environment for future generations. As a result, Peterman's citizens are passionate about their political beliefs and participate actively in decision-making processes throughout Escambia County. They attend local meetings and rallies and routinely voice their opinions on matters that affect them directly or indirectly. With such a close-knit population, each person in Peterman takes pride in their role within the community and puts forth an effort to make sure that everyone's voice is heard when it comes to making important decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 36471 (Peterman, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Monroe County, AL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36471 (Peterman, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Peterman, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
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Alabama is strongly 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.
Peterman, Alabama: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 36471 (Peterman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $576 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)