Bethel Island, California, is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County located on an island in the San Joaquin River. The town is small but vibrant, boasting an active community and engaged citizens. Politics in Bethel Island are reflective of the local population’s interests and beliefs. Bethel Island's city council members work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are being met by advocating for smart planning and development. They also strive to protect the environment and promote sustainable practices whenever possible. Additionally, elected officials of Bethel Island take part in local initiatives such as supporting youth sports teams and providing educational opportunities to students in the area. By engaging with this kind of policymaking, citizens can rest assured that their city is being looked after by leaders who truly understand what makes Bethel Island special.
The political climate in Bethel Island, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel Island, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly 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 Island, California: 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 Island, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)