Bethany, MO is a small rural town located in the northwest corner of the state. Its politics are heavily influenced by its rural nature, with a focus on conservative values and limited government involvement. The local government is principally managed by the Town Council which makes all major decisions regarding budgetary matters, infrastructure improvements, and zoning regulations. Regular elections are held for Mayor and four council members, who serve four-year terms. The candidates running for office must generally reflect the values of the people within Bethany’s community in order to be successful. As such, most candidates tend to focus their campaigns around issues such as maintaining low taxes, supporting local businesses, and upholding traditional family values. Ultimately, Bethany is a politically conservative town that strives to honor its rural roots and ensure its citizens have access to safe living conditions while keeping taxes and regulations at a minimum.
The political climate in Bethany, MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, MO is very conservative. In Harrison County, MO 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Missouri is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bethany, Missouri: 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 Bethany, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $5,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)