Politics in Bethlehem, CT is largely influenced by the Republican party. The town is part of Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Jahana Hayes, a Democrat, in the United States House of Representatives. In recent years, Bethlehem has voted for Republican candidates in presidential elections, but has also voted for Democratic candidates in select local elections. Residents of the town are passionate about their political beliefs and often come out to vote on election day. With its small-town charm and strong sense of community, Bethlehem is an important political town in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District.
The political climate in Bethlehem, CT is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, CT is leaning conservative. In Litchfield County, CT 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Litchfield county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Litchfield county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethlehem, CT is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Torrington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Connecticut is moderately 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.
Bethlehem, Connecticut: d r d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bethlehem, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,589 contributions totaling $137,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $47,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)