Petersburg, NE is a small rural town of about 400 people located in eastern Nebraska. The town's politics are largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and the local economy. The local government is made up of a mayor and four council members, all elected by the residents of Petersburg. Every two years, voters come together to decide who will lead their city through the election of a mayor and four council members. The current mayor of Petersburg and his council have had success in attracting businesses that bring new jobs to the city while maintaining the small-town feel that makes this place so special. Recent initiatives have included improvements to the roads and sidewalks as well as redevelopment projects to bring more economic growth to Petersburg. Residents also care deeply about education and providing ample resources for students in order to ensure they have all the tools needed to succeed in academics and beyond. All in all, Petersburg has strong leadership that works hard to make sure that local issues are addressed while also promoting economic growth.
The political climate in Petersburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Boone County, NE is very conservative. In Boone County, NE 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 15.5%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Boone County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska 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.
Petersburg, Nebraska: 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, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)