Peterstown, WV is a small town with a tight-knit community that is home to many different political views and beliefs. Despite its size, Peterstown has seen strong engagement in the political process from its citizens. On election day, voter turnout can be quite high due to the diverse range of opinions held by the residents of the town. While there are no local political candidates in Peterstown, there are plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics through volunteering on campaigns or attending events such as town hall meetings or rallies hosted by their preferred party or candidate. The energy that comes from these events can bring about positive change and a stronger sense of community within Peterstown.
The political climate in Peterstown, WV is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, WV is very conservative. In Monroe County, WV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.7%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peterstown, WV is strongly conservative.
Monroe 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.
Peterstown, 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 Peterstown, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)