The politics in Plainfield, NJ (zip code 07063) are governed by the mayor and city council of Plainfield. The current mayor is Adrian O. Mapp, who was first elected in 2013 and re-elected for a second term in 2017. His administration includes a host of city officials with diverse backgrounds that collaborate to ensure the community’s needs are met. Under Mayor Mapp's leadership, Plainfield has implemented multiple initiatives to foster economic development, improve public safety, and enhance quality of life for its citizens. The city council is comprised of nine members representing each ward within the town and works closely with the mayor to provide input on major issues facing Plainfield residents. The council actively engages local stakeholders and solicits feedback from citizens through numerous public meetings held throughout the year. Together, the mayor and city council are committed to working towards creating a strong and thriving community for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 07063 (Plainfield, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07063 (Plainfield, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Plainfield, New Jersey is strongly liberal.
Union County, New Jersey is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat 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 Jersey: D D D D D 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 07063 (Plainfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 413 contributions totaling $15,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)