Petersburg, MI is a small town located in Monroe County. It has strong ties to its local politics and it is important for residents to stay informed about what is happening in their community. The city council meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, and members are elected on a nonpartisan ballot every two years. The mayor serves four-year terms with three members of the city council being elected each year. Residents have the chance to get involved by attending these meetings or voting in elections. Various topics such as budgeting, infrastructure projects, community safety initiatives, and policy proposals are discussed at these meetings. In addition, two Michigan state representatives serve Petersburg’s citizens and keep them informed on current state issues that could affect their lives. Community members also have access to educational materials from the state government so they can stay up-to-date and make informed decisions about their political views.
The political climate in Petersburg, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
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, Michigan: d r d d 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $5,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)