Plainfield, IN is a small town located within Hendricks County. It has a vibrant and active political scene despite its size. Local politics are an important part of the community, with various candidates vying for representation in local government. The local government of Plainfield is made up of representatives from the City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, and other entities that help to make decisions about the goings-on in Plainfield. Residents have many opportunities to get involved by attending candidate forums and participating in public hearings at City Hall. Additionally, the community has several political organizations such as the Plainfield Area Democrats and others that provide support to local candidates and citizens alike. With an engaged political climate, it is no surprise that Plainfield residents take their participation in government seriously.
The political climate in Plainfield, IN is moderately conservative.
Hendricks County, IN is strongly conservative. In Hendricks County, IN 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hendricks county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.8%.
Hendricks county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield, IN is moderately conservative.
Hendricks County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,090 contributions totaling $267,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,324 contributions totaling $293,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)