Bethany, PA is a small town located in the southeastern United States. It is known for its friendly people and peaceful atmosphere. Politically, Bethany has a long history of electing local representatives who are committed to representing the interests of their constituents. The town has elected both Democrats and Republicans to serve in public offices such as mayor, city council and school board. There are also several local political parties that hold regular meetings to discuss issues relevant to the area. These meetings allow citizens to share their opinions on matters that affect them directly, which can help shape policy decisions made by their elected officials. Generally, Bethany’s politics lean towards progressive values with an emphasis on equal rights for all citizens.
The political climate in Bethany, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, PA is very conservative. In Wayne County, PA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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, Pennsylvania: 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 278 contributions totaling $56,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $64,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)