The politics of 37144 Petersburg, TN are embodied by the policies and regulations set forth by its local government. The city is served by a mayor who is responsible for overseeing the operations and activities of various departments such as public works, public safety, finance, parks and recreation, and planning. At the state level, 37144 Petersburg is represented in the State House of Representatives and Senate by elected representatives from the district. On a national level, 37144 Petersburg is represented in Congress by a member of the United States House of Representatives. Local elections are held on a regular basis to determine who will serve as mayor as well as members of city council and other important positions. Additionally, citizens have opportunities to get involved with their local government through town hall meetings or participating in open forums or debates hosted by political candidates running for office.
The political climate in Zip 37144 (Petersburg, TN) is very conservative.
Lincoln County, TN is very conservative. In Lincoln County, TN 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37144 (Petersburg, TN) is very conservative.
Petersburg, Tennessee is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Tennessee is very conservative.
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Tennessee 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, Tennessee: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 37144 (Petersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $106 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)