Politics in Princeton, TX (zip code 75407) are largely determined by the citizens of the city and its surrounding areas. Local government is represented by a mayor and five council members who are elected at-large. The Mayor is responsible for setting policies and agendas for the city with the help of the council. Decisions made by this governing body affect everything from public safety to infrastructure development, and citizen participation in local politics is encouraged. Residents regularly attend public meetings to show their support or voice their opinion on important issues that impact their community. In addition to local elections, Princeton voters also have the opportunity to cast their ballots for state, federal, and even international candidates in national elections. These events bring people together from all over Collin County to discuss vital issues affecting our nation and world today.
The political climate in Zip 75407 (Princeton, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, TX is leaning conservative. In Collin County, TX 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Collin county remained Republican, 51.3% to 46.9%.
Collin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75407 (Princeton, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Princeton, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas is leaning 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, Texas: 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 75407 (Princeton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $3,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $11,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)