Plainfield, SD is a small municipality located in the northwest corner of the state. Although it may not have a large population, Plainfield has an active political scene. Residents are actively engaged in local issues and often take part in city council meetings to voice their opinions on current topics. Many candidates from both major parties run for local office each election cycle, providing citizens with a variety of choices when casting their ballots. Additionally, Plainfield has several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement within the community. These organizations host events and activities throughout the year that help foster a strong sense of civic pride among its residents. With its passionate residents and engaged political atmosphere, Plainfield is an ideal place to get involved in politics and make your voice heard.
The political climate in Plainfield, SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield, SD is very conservative.
Brule County, South Dakota is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly 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.
Plainfield, South Dakota: 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 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, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $5,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $13,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $815 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)