Princeton leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Princeton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Princeton, ~23% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~49% 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 18 of 47 neighbors.
Politically, Princeton sits close to the rest of Florida.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Princeton. The south side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 29 points.
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.
Princeton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Princeton are family households, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Princeton, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Princeton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Princeton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 27%, about 12 points above the Florida average of 15%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Princeton rent, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Goulds, FL D+8
- Leisure City, FL R+5
- South Miami Heights, FL R+12
- Cutler Bay, FL R+11
- Perrine, FL Even
- West Perrine, FL D+23
- Homestead, FL R+5
- Richmond West, FL R+25
- Palmetto Estates, FL D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bedford, TX R+6
- Yorktown, VA Even
- East Lansing, MI D+52
- Hammond, LA R+16
- Aliso Viejo, CA D+11
- New Castle, PA R+21
- Opa-Locka, FL D+19
- Poway, CA D+5
- Sherman Oaks, CA D+42
- Ocoee, FL D+6
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division of 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.