Princeton, ID is located in Latah County and is a small town with a population of just over 1,500. It is governed by a five-member City Council that meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss policy and make decisions regarding the community. The Mayor serves as the head of the Council and can veto any legislation that passes through it. There are local elections held every year for positions on the council, giving citizens an opportunity to have their voices heard. Princeton is also home to several political organizations, such as the Latah County Republican League and the Latah County Democratic Central Committee, which both work to promote their respective party’s objectives in Princeton and throughout Latah County. These organizations often hold events in Princeton where local candidates for office can talk with residents, get to know them better, and create an understanding of their goals for the community. While national politics may not be at the forefront of many conversations in Princeton, local politics significantly influence people's lives here—from how taxes are spent to what services are offered—and these conversations give people a voice in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Princeton, ID is somewhat conservative.
Latah County, ID is leaning liberal. In Latah County, ID 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Latah county remained Democratic, 49.7% to 46.0%.
Latah county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princeton, ID is somewhat conservative.
Latah County, Idaho is leaning liberal.
Moscow Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Idaho is strongly 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.
Princeton, Idaho: R r 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, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)