Bethany, IL is a small town with a population of around 500 people. The local political scene in Bethany is quite diverse and driven by the values of its citizens. Every two years, a mayoral election is held as well as elections for school board members, city council members, and other positions throughout the community. Candidates for these positions come from all walks of life and put forward their ideas for making Bethany a better place to live. These candidates build platforms that are based on various issues such as economic growth, environmental protection, education reform, and public safety. During election season, citizens are encouraged to research each candidate’s platform and vote according to their values. This ensures that the local government reflects the will of the people and works to create an even better Bethany for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Bethany, IL is strongly conservative.
Moultrie County, IL is very conservative. In Moultrie County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moultrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.6%.
Moultrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, IL is strongly conservative.
Moultrie County, Illinois is very conservative.
Illinois 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.
Bethany, Illinois: 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, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $63 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)