The small town of Bethany, NY is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, the town is bustling with activity and has a thriving local political scene. The town is served by an elected mayor and several local representatives who work together to make decisions that benefit the entire community. Local elections are held every two years and residents participate in deciding who will be representing them in government. Every decision made involves discussing the needs of the community, from educational opportunities to public safety initiatives. The citizens of Bethany take pride in their ability to make informed decisions about their town's future and strive to maintain a healthy balance between progressiveness and tradition.
The political climate in Bethany, NY is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, NY is very conservative. In Genesee County, NY 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.9%.
Genesee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, NY is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, New York is very conservative.
Batavia Metro Area is very conservative.
New York 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.
Bethany, New York: 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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $29,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $43,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)