Peterman, AL is a small town located in rural Alabama. It is home to a population of just under 1,500 people. Politics in Peterman are mostly focused on local issues that affect the quality of life for its residents, such as economic development, public safety initiatives, and infrastructure improvements. In order to ensure their voices are heard, residents of Peterman come together to vote in local elections each year. These elections determine which leaders will take office and how the policies governing Peterman will be shaped over the next four years. Local political candidates from both major parties have taken an active interest in engaging with their constituents and have done a great job of introducing themselves and expressing their views on various topics. As a result, citizens have been able to make informed decisions when choosing who they want representing them in office.
The political climate in 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
Peterman, AL is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
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 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 Peterman, AL
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)