Petersburg, Indiana is a small town located in Pike County. It has a rich history and deep-rooted civic involvement that has shaped its political landscape. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Directors who are responsible for passing legislation for the betterment of the community. Local elections occur every two years, giving residents the opportunity to choose their preferred candidates from a variety of political parties and backgrounds. Residents also have an active voice in local initiatives through numerous public meetings held throughout the year. Petersburg has become a model example of what civic engagement can accomplish when citizens come together with mutual respect and collaboration. With strong leadership from its elected officials, Petersburg continues to strive towards progress and success.
The political climate in Petersburg, IN is strongly conservative.
Pike County, IN is very conservative. In Pike County, IN 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.7%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, IN is strongly conservative.
Pike County, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)