The small town of Plainfield, NH is home to an active political scene. The town holds regular meetings and events to engage citizens in the political process. At these meetings, Plainfield residents discuss important local issues such as economic development, education policy, public safety, and infrastructure investments. Residents also have the opportunity to voice their opinions on larger state-wide or national issues that affect the town. The board of selectmen serves as the governing body for Plainfield and is responsible for making decisions on all matters related to the town. Elections are held every two years to determine who will represent Plainfield in the state legislature. Each candidate must campaign vigorously and receive at least 50 percent of the vote in order to be elected into office. Despite its small size, Plainfield has a vibrant political atmosphere where residents can come together to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Plainfield, NH is leaning conservative.
Sullivan County, NH is leaning liberal. In Sullivan County, NH 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.1%.
Sullivan county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield, NH is leaning conservative.
Sullivan County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
New Hampshire is leaning 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.
Plainfield, New Hampshire: r d D D r 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 Plainfield, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 799 contributions totaling $95,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $22,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)