The politics of South Bethlehem, PA involve many different organizations and stakeholders. These stakeholders include elected officials, local businesses, and community organizations. The city government is led by the mayor of South Bethlehem. The mayor is responsible for setting the policies and goals to serve the residents of the city. In addition to this, there are several city council members who are responsible for setting budget priorities and approving legislation proposed by the mayor. Local businesses have a great influence on policy decisions and often collaborate with community organizations to help shape the direction of policies. These collaborations can lead to improvements in services offered to residents as well as better quality life in South Bethlehem. Community involvement is also a key part of engaging citizens in politics, with initiatives such as town hall meetings being used to discuss important issues facing the city's inhabitants.
The political climate in South Bethlehem, PA is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Bethlehem, PA is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pittsburgh 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.
South Bethlehem, 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 South Bethlehem, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $22,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $649 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)