Plainfield is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Plainfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plainfield, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plainfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plainfield leans more Republican than 16 of 33 neighbors.
Plainfield runs about 52 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plainfield. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+80), a spread of about 93 points.
Why Plainfield leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Plainfield. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Plainfield, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Plainfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Plainfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eastman, GA R+28
- Chauncey, GA R+60
- Gresston, GA R+51
- Godwinsville, GA R+57
- Jay Bird Springs, GA R+61
- Cadwell, GA R+74
- Chester, GA R+63
- Dubois, GA R+47
- Empire, GA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bellwood, TN R+61
- Chelan Falls, WA R+21
- Lyndora, PA R+21
- Dorothy, NJ R+34
- Falcon, NC R+44
- Scobey, MT R+64
- Olar, SC R+45
- Enola, AR R+74
- Hampshire, TN R+65
- Kandiyohi, MN R+46
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.