Petersburg, WV is a small town located in Grant County with a population of less than 1,000 people. It has a long history of strong civic engagement and active participation in local politics. The town has an elected mayor and council to manage their affairs, as well as a county commission that oversees the entire county. Local elections are held every two years and candidates focus on issues such as small business development, education, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Petersburg has experienced some growth in recent years due to the influx of new businesses and residents who have chosen to relocate there. Residents take pride in their town's history and are committed to preserving its unique character while striving for progress through responsible governance.
The political climate in Petersburg, WV is strongly conservative.
Grant County, WV is very conservative. In Grant County, WV 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 11.0%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, WV is strongly conservative.
Grant County, West Virginia is very conservative.
West Virginia is very 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, West Virginia: 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, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $76,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,032 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)