The town of Princeton, Iowa is a small rural community nestled in the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa. It is home to approximately 1,400 residents and is known for its quiet charm and peaceful way of life. Despite its small size, Princeton has a bustling political scene. Political issues that are important to Princeton’s citizens include agricultural and environmental protection, education funding, public safety, and neighborhood preservation. The town has an active City Council as well as several state legislators who represent the interests of the community in the state government. Elections are held regularly throughout the year for local offices such as mayor and city council member. Many candidates actively campaign within their respective districts during election season to ensure their voices are heard by Princeton’s voters. Ultimately, it is up to Princeton's citizens to choose their representatives and determine the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in Princeton, IA is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, IA is leaning liberal. In Scott County, IA 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 47.2%.
Scott county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princeton, IA is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Iowa is leaning 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, Iowa: 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, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 417 contributions totaling $58,563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $13,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)