Bethel, MN is a small town located in the Anoka County of Minnesota. It is governed by a local mayor and city council. Politically, Bethel tends to lean towards socially conservative ideals with strong beliefs in individual rights and limited government. The city has a variety of policies on social issues such as public safety, health care, education, and economic development. Local political candidates focus on issues such as fiscal responsibility, creating jobs, improving infrastructure, and addressing community concerns. They strive to find solutions that benefit all citizens of Bethel while maintaining their commitment to personal liberties and fiscal responsibility. In order to remain politically relevant in the area, local candidates must be able to demonstrate their leadership skills and commitment to the community.
The political climate in Bethel, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Minnesota 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.
Bethel, Minnesota: 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 Bethel, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)