Bethel, OH is a small town located in Clermont County, Ohio. It has a long and rich history of being an important part of the local community. Politically, Bethel is known for its strong support of conservative values and the Republican Party. There have been several successful political campaigns in recent years that have been led by members of the community, who have worked diligently to ensure their constituents’ voices are heard. The most recent election saw the reelection of Mayor Michael Baker, who has held office since 2014 and has worked hard to improve public safety as well as city services. Aside from Mayor Baker, there are plenty of other local politicians involved in the politics of Bethel, including various City Council members and state representatives. These elected officials work together to ensure that Bethel remains a safe and vibrant place to live and work for all its citizens.
The political climate in Bethel, OH is moderately conservative.
Clermont County, OH is very conservative. In Clermont County, OH 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clermont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.8%.
Clermont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, OH is moderately conservative.
Clermont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio 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, Ohio: 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, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $8,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $4,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)