Petersburg, MI is located in Berrien County and is home to a diverse population of around 1,200 people. The town politics are mainly focused on local issues that affect the community as a whole. The town has a mayor and several commissioners who work together to make decisions about community-wide matters such as budgeting, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. They also often collaborate with state representatives and other stakeholders when needed. In addition to the main governing body, there are numerous volunteer committees that focus on specific topics such as education, health care, economic development, and sustainability. Local political candidates in Petersburg have included both Democrats and Republicans running for positions in Town Hall. These candidates prioritize building bridges between diverse groups in the community while being fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars. Overall, the citizens of Petersburg take great pride in their political participation and strive to ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 49270 (Petersburg, MI) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49270 (Petersburg, MI) is strongly conservative.
Petersburg, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan 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, Michigan: d r d d 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 49270 (Petersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $5,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)