Bethany, Oklahoma is a small city with a population of about 20,000 people. Located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, it is an important part of the greater political landscape. Local politics are relatively moderate and Bethany is commonly viewed as a swing district in national elections. The city is represented by two members of the US Congress who work together on initiatives that benefit the region. Additionally, Bethany has its own local government which focuses on issues that affect the daily lives of its citizens such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development projects. Residents have several opportunities to get involved in local politics through voting and attending town hall meetings with their representatives. The city also holds regular elections for local officials like City Council members and Mayors which keep things interesting and competitive each year.
The political climate in Bethany, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, OK is leaning conservative. In Oklahoma County, OK 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oklahoma county remained narrowly Republican, 49.2% to 48.1%.
Oklahoma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma is very 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.
Bethany, Oklahoma: 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 Bethany, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,511 contributions totaling $56,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 675 contributions totaling $137,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)