Bethel, PA is a small town in Lancaster County that is characterized by its tight-knit community. Although there are no major political offices located in Bethel, the town remains actively involved in local politics. The Bethel Township Board of Supervisors works with members of the community to make decisions about issues that affect residents and businesses. Local initiatives such as funding for infrastructure improvements, environmental protection efforts, and economic development projects are regularly discussed and voted upon by the Board of Supervisors. Residents participate in these discussions through attending public meetings or submitting feedback directly to the Board of Supervisors. Additionally, Bethel residents come together during elections to support their chosen candidates for various local government offices including school board members, county commissioners, and state representatives. Through these votes, Bethel citizens have a say in the policies that will impact their lives and livelihoods going forward.
The political climate in Bethel, PA is moderately conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel, PA is moderately conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Bethel, Pennsylvania: r r d 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)