2022 population: 3,383
( 
416 from 2010
)
Land area: 103.7 square miles
Population density: 32.6 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 3,136 | 92.70% | 14.7% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.09% | 87.0% |
| Indian: | 95 | 2.81% |  313.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 48 | 1.42% | 11.6% |
| Hispanic: | 101 | 2.99% | 215.6% |
| Total non-White: | 247 | 7.30% |  99.2% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -539 | -17.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 123 | 3.9 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +234 | R +109 | D + 0.5% | |
| D +125 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +483 | R +712 | R + 32.8% | |
| D -229 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +474 | R +857 | R + 39.8% | |
| D -383 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +240 | R +748 | R + 40.3% | |
| D -508 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,444 | 65.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 726 | 33.0% | 31 | 1.4% | 2,201 | 18 | 19 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 65% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,210 | 63.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 601 | 31.4% | 105 | 5.5% | 1,916 | 16 | 17 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | 62% | Mitt Romney (R) | 961 | 49.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 955 | 49.0% | 31 | 1.6% | 1,947 | 5 | 2 | 0.04% |
| 2008 | 66% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,109 | 52.1% | John McCain (R) | 970 | 45.5% | 51 | 2.4% | 2,130 | 5 | 0 | 0.04% |
| 2004 | 63% | John Kerry (D) | 1,065 | 50.6% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,019 | 48.4% | 20 | 1.0% | 2,104 | 1 | -2 | 0.04% |
| 2000 | 60% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,119 | 53.6% | George W. Bush (R) | 923 | 44.2% | 45 | 2.2% | 2,087 | -2 | -4 | 0.05% |
| 2020 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 726 | 33.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 1,444 | 65.6% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 16 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,201 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 601 | 31.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,210 | 63.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 71 | 3.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 34 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,916 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 955 | 49.0% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 961 | 49.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 31 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,947 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 1,109 | 52.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 970 | 45.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 51 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,130 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 1,019 | 48.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 1,065 | 50.6% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 15 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,104 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Plainfield township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 923 | 44.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,119 | 53.6% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 38 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,087 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 66% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 1,056 | 56.7% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 765 | 41.1% | 42 [+] | 2.3% | 1,863 | 13 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | S2 | 77% | John James (R) | 1,315 | 60.9% | Gary Peters* (D) | 801 | 37.1% | 44 [+] | 2.0% | 2,160 | 13 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | S1 | 57% | John James (R) | 938 | 57.0% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 668 | 40.6% | 40 [+] | 2.4% | 1,646 | 11 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | G | 57% | Bill Schuette (R) | 948 | 57.2% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 664 | 40.1% | 44 [+] | 2.7% | 1,656 | 13 | 0.04% |
| 2014 | S2 | 45% | Gary Peters (D) | 742 | 54.1% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 551 | 40.2% | 78 [+] | 5.7% | 1,371 | -1 | 0.04% |
| 2014 | G | 45% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 699 | 50.6% | Mark Schauer (D) | 627 | 45.4% | 55 [+] | 4.0% | 1,381 | 0 | 0.04% |