Princeton, IL is a small town located in the northern part of Illinois. It is known for its charming downtown area and its close-knit community. From a political standpoint, Princeton is governed by an elected mayor and city council members. The city council works with the mayor to make decisions about the local issues such as zoning regulations, infrastructure improvements, and budgeting. Princeton also has an active voting population who participate in local elections every two years to elect their mayor and other officials into office. Through these elections, locals can have a direct say on how their town is run and what policies are enacted within it. For those who wish to be more involved in politics at a local level, there are several civic organizations that promote community involvement by offering educational opportunities or hosting events that bring citizens together. All of which contribute to Princeton's positive relationship between residents and their government officials.
The political climate in Princeton, IL is somewhat conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princeton, IL is somewhat conservative.
Bureau County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Illinois is moderately 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.
Princeton, Illinois: r R d 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 Princeton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $13,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 352 contributions totaling $118,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)