The politics in Princetown, NY are an important part of the fabric of the community. With a population of just over 500, the town is relatively small but has a strong voice when it comes to political matters. Every election season brings with it an influx of candidates vying for office who all come from different backgrounds and perspectives. These candidates bring their own unique ideas and visions to the table in order to make the town better. From debates on the budget, to talks about improving infrastructure, these candidates strive to present an innovative vision for the future of Princetown. They do not shy away from discussing controversial topics such as taxes or education reform either, instead using their platforms to draw attention to these issues and work towards finding solutions that will benefit everyone in the community. No matter which candidate is elected, they all have a vested interest in making sure that Princetown remains a prosperous and thriving place for generations to come.
The political climate in Princetown, NY is leaning conservative.
Schenectady County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Schenectady County, NY 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schenectady county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Schenectady county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Princetown, NY is leaning conservative.
Schenectady County, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately 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.
Princetown, New York: 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 Princetown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,249 contributions totaling $60,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 509 contributions totaling $118,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)