Plainfield, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It has a long and rich history of political activity, beginning with the establishment of the township government in 1837. Over the years, Plainfield has seen its share of local political campaigns and elections, resulting in many different leaders representing their constituents. The current township board consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms, while the county government is headed by an elected board of commissioners. Additionally, there are many opportunities for citizens to be active in the local political process through public meetings and other events that allow for input from both residents and officials alike. With an engaged populace and numerous opportunities to become involved in politics, Plainfield remains as a hub for community activities and civil discourse.
The political climate in Plainfield, MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield, MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Michigan 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, Michigan: d r d 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 245 contributions totaling $23,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $14,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)