Petros, TN is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee. Politically, Petros follows most state and national trends. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city councilors. Recently, during the last election cycle, the current mayor was re-elected by a wide margin for his third term in office. The five members of the city council all come from different parts of Petros and represent its various interests. Despite being a small town, there are still several local issues that must be addressed by elected officials every year. These include economic development, infrastructure improvements, education funding and other initiatives that affect the community as a whole. The citizens of Petros take great pride in their town and are active participants in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Petros, TN is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, TN is very conservative. In Morgan County, TN 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.2% to 14.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petros, TN is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Knoxville Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Tennessee is moderately 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.
Petros, Tennessee: 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 Petros, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 186 contributions totaling $7,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $17,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)