Bethlehem, NJ is a small town located in Hunterdon County. The local government consists of members from the Town Council and Mayor. The Town Council is composed of five members who are each elected for three-year terms by the citizens of Bethlehem. The Mayor serves a four-year term and is elected at large by the citizens. Every year, Bethlehem holds elections for these seats on the Town Council and Mayor position to ensure that their governing body accurately reflects their community's interests. Currently, there are multiple candidates running in this year's municipal election, each representing different issues that are important to Bethlehem's residents. It is important for citizens to research these candidates thoroughly so they can make an educated decision on which candidate best aligns with their own values and beliefs.
The political climate in Bethlehem, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethlehem, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat 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, New Jersey: 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, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,055 contributions totaling $115,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $89,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)