The small city of Princeton, Idaho, located in Shoshone County, is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. As such, the political system is relatively small and the scope of politics affects a limited number of people. However, despite its size, Princeton still has the same important political processes as any other city or town in the United States. During local elections, residents can cast their ballots for mayor and city council representatives who will go on to serve the community for a certain amount of time. The city also keeps up with other forms of politics such as voting on ballot initiatives and lobbying with state and federal legislators on topics that affect Princeton specifically. All in all, Princeton is a great example of how citizens can come together to make their voices heard even in small towns with few inhabitants.
The political climate in Zip 83857 (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
Zip 83857 (Princeton, ID) is somewhat conservative.
Princeton, Idaho 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 83857 (Princeton)
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)