Plainfield Center, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Plainfield Center

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Plainfield Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Plainfield Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plainfield Center, ~20% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Plainfield Center compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Plainfield Center leans more Republican than 81 of 130 neighbors.

Plainfield Center runs about 53 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Plainfield Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Plainfield Center leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Plainfield Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Plainfield Center votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Plainfield Center runs about 53 points more Republican.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Plainfield Center, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Plainfield Center looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Plainfield Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, above 68% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.