Plainfield, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Luzerne County. It has a population of about 1,400 people, and a vibrant history of political involvement dating back to the early 20th century. Residents of Plainfield often take part in local politics, such as elections for mayor and council members. The town also hosts many activities and events related to politics throughout the year, like election debates and candidates’ forums. Every four years there is an election for mayor that attracts interest from all over the county. Local issues that are important to Plainfield’s citizens include economic development, public safety, taxes, and education. In addition to participating in local elections, many people in Plainfield use their voice to support or oppose different initiatives or policies at the state level. Overall, local politics play an important role in determining the direction of Plainfield’s future and its citizens take pride in being involved and exercising their right to vote.
The political climate in Plainfield CDP (Cumberland County), PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainfield CDP (Cumberland County), PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania 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 CDP (Cumberland County), Pennsylvania: 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 CDP (Cumberland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 921 contributions totaling $53,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 484 contributions totaling $137,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)