Bethel Township, located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, is governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors are elected and serve staggered 6-year terms. Bethel Township works closely with the Lebanon County government to provide its citizens with vital services such as police and fire protection, parks and recreation, waste collection, road maintenance and upkeep of public buildings. Additionally, Bethel Township works in partnership with the various municipalities within the county to promote economic development and create jobs for local residents. Much of the success of the township lies in its dedication to collaboration between municipal governments and private industry leaders. Through these partnerships Bethel Township has seen an increase in economic prosperity that has positively impacted all residents. Moreover, Bethel Township has a strong commitment to civic engagement as evidenced by their various voter registration drives held throughout the year. This ensures that all residents have a say in their government’s decisions which ultimately helps shape the future of Bethel Township.
The political climate in Bethel township (Lebanon County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethel township (Lebanon County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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 township (Lebanon County), Pennsylvania: 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 township (Lebanon County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 543 contributions totaling $52,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $126,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)