Bethel, Delaware is a small town located in Kent County. This small town has a rich history and strong sense of community. The local politics in Bethel is handled by the Town Council, which consists of seven members elected every four years. The council meets regularly to discuss and vote on local matters that affect the residents of Bethel. They focus on things such as infrastructure improvements, building projects, budgeting and taxation, public safety, and more. Additionally, the Town Council works closely with other local government entities to ensure the best outcomes for the citizens of Bethel. With a commitment to keeping Bethel a great place to live and work, the Town Council takes its role very seriously and strives to make sure that all decisions are made with the best interests of all residents in mind.
The political climate in Bethel, DE is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, DE is somewhat conservative. In Sussex County, DE 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 43.8%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, DE is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, Delaware is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Delaware 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.
Bethel, Delaware: 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 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 Bethel, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 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)