The small town of Princeton, Indiana (47670) is home to a vibrant and politically active population. Within the city limits are multiple local government buildings and departments that serve the community. The mayor runs a nonpartisan election every four years, with elected city council members who oversee various topics, such as public safety and health, infrastructure maintenance, economic development, and quality of life enhancements. An advisory board of citizen volunteers works alongside the mayor and city council to ensure that the needs of the community are heard. There is also an urban planning council whose main job is to coordinate with other cities in Gibson County on large scale projects. With local candidates from all walks of life running for office in Princeton each election cycle, it is clear that this small town takes their politics seriously.
The political climate in Zip 47670 (Princeton, IN) is strongly conservative.
Gibson County, IN is very conservative. In Gibson County, IN 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.9%.
Gibson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47670 (Princeton, IN) is strongly conservative.
Princeton, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Gibson County, Indiana is very conservative.
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Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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 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 47670 (Princeton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $5,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $6,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)