Politics in Petersburg, PA are mostly focused on local issues such as infrastructure, education, and public safety. The town is represented by a variety of elected officials in the Borough Council and other boards and organizations. These officials are chosen by citizens in local elections every two years. All elected officials take an oath to serve the constituents of Petersburg with integrity and dedication. Their focus is to seek out solutions that benefit all residents in the community. Petersburg also has a strong sense of civic involvement with many people participating in volunteer projects throughout the area. These initiatives help keep the community vibrant through support for local businesses, parks, schools, and other initiatives that make this small town a great place to live.
The political climate in Petersburg, PA is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, PA is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania: 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $10,217 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)