Princeton is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Princeton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Princeton, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Princeton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Princeton leans more Republican than 38 of 53 neighbors.
Princeton runs about 45 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Princeton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Princeton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Princeton live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Princeton, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Princeton looks the way it does
Turnout in Princeton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.