Princeton Junction, NJ is a small community located in Mercer County. It is well known for its excellent school system, its vibrant cultural atmosphere and its peaceful residential neighborhoods. As a part of Mercer County, Princeton Junction has access to local government services and resources that are provided by the county. On the local level, residents are represented by mayors and council members who serve on the Princeton Junction Township Council. This council oversees important town-wide decisions such as approving development projects, creating zoning laws and managing the budget. In addition to this elected governing body, Princeton Junction also has active citizens who take part in public forums and other events to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Princeton Junction, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princeton Junction, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat 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 Junction, New Jersey: D D D D D D
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 Junction, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,881 contributions totaling $6,159,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,825 contributions totaling $2,945,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)