17081 Plainfield, PA is a small town located in Lancaster County. It is a tight-knit community with many long-standing families who have deep roots in the area. Politics in 17081 Plainfield, PA are mainly focused on local issues such as education, taxes, infrastructure and public safety. The local political candidates for this small town vary from year to year depending on who is running and what their platforms are. In 2020, the main focus of local politics was on economic growth and development as well as improving the quality of life for those living there. There have been plans to bring more businesses into the town to help expand its economy and create jobs for the citizens of 17081 Plainfield, PA. As the years move forward, the local political landscape will continue to evolve with new faces and ideas about how to make the lives of its citizens easier and better.
The political climate in Zip 17081 (Plainfield, PA) is somewhat 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
Zip 17081 (Plainfield, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Plainfield, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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, 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 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 17081 (Plainfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)