Plainfield, CT is a small town located in Connecticut with a population of about 15,000 people. The town is governed by the Plainfield Town Council, which consists of nine members elected to two-year terms. Current members include James Fogarty, Roberta Fournier and Dan Carter among others. The Town Council is responsible for setting the local laws and policies governing Plainfield. For example, recently the town passed an ordinance that requires businesses within the town limits to obtain permits from the Planning & Zoning Commission before any renovations can be made or new businesses established. Furthermore, recent elections have seen some new faces join the Town Council in order to support their vision for Plainfield's future growth and development. With this change in leadership comes fresh ideas on how to make Plainfield a better place for all who live here.
The political climate in Plainfield, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Connecticut is moderately 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, Connecticut: D d D D 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, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,251 contributions totaling $71,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $19,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)