Bethany, OR is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is known for its vibrant cultural landscape and progressive politics. The local political scene in Bethany is fairly diverse, with candidates representing a range of ideologies from conservative to progressive. In recent years, Bethany has seen an increase in civic participation and engagement, with more citizens getting involved in the political process by voting, attending local events, or running for office. Candidates have pursued issues such as environmental protection, social justice reform, and economic equity during election cycles. Bethany's local politics are reflective of its diverse makeup — while there may not be any single political ideology that dominates the town's electorate, candidates of all stripes have embraced a spirit of collaboration as they strive to create a better future for everyone living in Bethany.
The political climate in Bethany, OR is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, OR is very liberal. In Washington County, OR 65.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.5% to 30.9%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, OR is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, Oregon is very liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Oregon is moderately 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.
Bethany, Oregon: d d 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 Bethany, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,368 contributions totaling $1,228,852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 864 contributions totaling $188,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)