The small town of Plainfield, NH (zip code 03781) is nestled in the rural landscape of Sullivan County. It is home to a tight-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride. Despite being a small town, Plainfield has an active and engaged political environment. Residents participate in local government activities and work together to solve community problems. Local elections are often contested as candidates from different parties vie for positions on the Board of Selectmen or other municipal positions. Candidates must demonstrate their commitment to Plainfield and its residents through their knowledge of the issues facing the town and their willingness to work hard for the betterment of all citizens. There are also many volunteer opportunities available for those who wish to become involved in local politics or simply support their favorite candidate's campaign efforts.
The political climate in Zip 03781 (Plainfield, NH) is leaning conservative.
Sullivan County, NH is leaning liberal. In Sullivan County, NH 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.1%.
Sullivan county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03781 (Plainfield, NH) is leaning conservative.
Plainfield, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Sullivan County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
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New Hampshire 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, New Hampshire: r d D D r d
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 03781 (Plainfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 306 contributions totaling $20,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)