Bethlehem, GA is a small city located in Barrow County, Georgia. The city has a mayor-council form of government with the current mayor being Mayor Jim Connell. The Bethlehem City Council consists of five members elected at-large from the city in non-partisan elections. In addition to the mayor and council, there are many local organizations and committees that provide assistance to the local government. The citizens of Bethlehem take an active role in voicing their opinions on various issues of importance within the community. There is a strong sense of civic engagement among residents and many participate in local events such as town hall meetings to ensure their voices are heard. With its deep roots in community service and activism, Bethlehem provides its citizens with ample opportunity to get involved in shaping their future and make a difference in the lives of those around them.
The political climate in Bethlehem, GA is strongly conservative.
Barrow County, GA is very conservative. In Barrow County, GA 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barrow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 27.5%.
Barrow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethlehem, GA is strongly conservative.
Barrow County, Georgia is very conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Georgia 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.
Bethlehem, Georgia: 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 Bethlehem, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 482 contributions totaling $44,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 592 contributions totaling $109,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)