Bethel, WA is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest. The city is known for its vibrant community and strong local businesses. With its close proximity to major cities like Seattle, Portland and Olympia, Bethel has become a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Politically, Bethel is home to a number of local organizations that are active in promoting progressive values in the area. These organizations focus on issues such as racial equity, environmental protection, and economic development. The City Council and Mayor work together to ensure that these goals are met by enacting laws and creating policies that address these needs. Many residents of Bethel also participate in national politics by volunteering or donating time or money to political campaigns they believe in. With its engaging civic life and diverse political landscape, Bethel offers an engaging atmosphere for its citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Bethel, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Washington 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, Washington: d d D D D D
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, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,623 contributions totaling $142,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 803 contributions totaling $80,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)