Bethel, NY is a small town in upstate New York that is filled with tight-knit communities and a deep history. It is known for its beauty, with lush forests and rolling hills that border the town. The politics of Bethel are centered around the town's needs and values; ensuring a safe environment to allow its citizens to thrive. Local leaders work hard to ensure that resources are available such as funding for education, healthcare services, and public safety initiatives. They also promote an atmosphere of economic prosperity by investing in local businesses and infrastructure projects. Further, they are constantly listening to citizens’ concerns and advocating on their behalf with state and federal officials to ensure Bethel receives the best possible representation.
The political climate in Bethel, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New York is somewhat 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.
Bethel, New York: d r d d 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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,304 contributions totaling $97,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $49,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)