Bethel, NC is a small town located in eastern North Carolina. It is home to a diverse population of people with different backgrounds and political leanings. The town is served by the local government of Pitt County, whose representatives are elected to serve the citizens. Recently, several candidates have come forward to represent the citizens of Bethel in local government. These candidates have different views on issues such as economic development, infrastructure spending, and public safety. Residents will have the opportunity to choose between these candidates and voice their opinions on upcoming decisions that could impact their daily lives. No matter who wins the election for local government, Bethel's citizens will be sure to benefit from having new voices representing them in local politics.
The political climate in Bethel, NC is leaning liberal.
Pitt County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Pitt County, NC 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pitt county remained moderately Democratic, 54.0% to 44.5%.
Pitt county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, NC is leaning liberal.
Pitt County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Greenville Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
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, North Carolina: r r d d d d
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, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $5,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)