Princeton, NJ is a historic and vibrant city in the state of New Jersey. Its politics are shaped by a diverse range of residents, who are all passionate about their community. Local political candidates have been campaigning for issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. As a result of the strong leadership of its elected officials, Princeton has become an attractive place to live and work. There is also a growing sense of pride among citizens for their city, which can be seen in the recent involvement with local civic organizations and events. Princeton’s political scene is one that encourages dialogue between all members of the community to ensure that all voices are heard during decision making processes.
The political climate in Princeton, NJ is strongly 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, NJ is strongly 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, 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, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,011 contributions totaling $6,119,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,699 contributions totaling $4,388,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)