Princeton, Kentucky is located in Caldwell County and is a small city with a population of less than 1,000. There are several local political candidates in the area who work hard to ensure that the community has access to quality services and resources. For example, current Mayor Tillie Foster works closely with city council members to make sure that Princeton receives essential funding for infrastructure projects. Furthermore, Princeton residents are represented at the state level by Senator Whitney Westerfield and Representative Kenny Imes. Both of these individuals have committed themselves to serving their constituents and fighting for the interests of all citizens in the region. The politics in Princeton center around providing safe and prosperous futures for its citizens through investments in education, public safety, job growth, and local businesses.
The political climate in Princeton, KY is moderately conservative.
Caldwell County, KY is very conservative. In Caldwell County, KY 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.3%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princeton, KY is moderately conservative.
Caldwell County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Kentucky 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, Kentucky: R R R 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, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $11,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $10,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)