East Bethel, MN is a small city located in Anoka County. The city has a vibrant and diverse political landscape that serves the community. The mayor of East Bethel is currently Jane Smith, who was elected in 2020 and is serving her first term in office. The City Council is comprised of 6 members who are elected for 4-year terms on a staggered basis. The East Bethel City Council works hard to ensure the needs of all citizens are met and that the interests of local businesses are respected. Additionally, East Bethel participates in state elections with voters selecting representatives for their district at the Minnesota State Capitol. Through these processes, East Bethel remains an engaged and active participant in local, state, and national politics.
The political climate in East 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
East 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.
East 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 East Bethel, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 394 contributions totaling $16,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $12,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)