The town of Bethel, NC, located in 27812, is an interesting mix of small-town charm and big-city politics. Bethel is a rural community that is home to many farmers and small businesses. Despite its rural setting, the politics of the Bethel community are keenly felt by its residents. With local elections coming up soon, the people of Bethel have been actively involved in determining who will represent them on the Town Council. Numerous candidates have announced their candidacy for this election cycle and have already begun to lay out their platforms and stances on issues facing the community. The people of Bethel take their local politics seriously and are sure to make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballots!
The political climate in Zip 27812 (Bethel, NC) is leaning liberal.
Pitt County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Pitt County, NC 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pitt county remained moderately Democratic, 54.0% to 44.5%.
Pitt county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27812 (Bethel, NC) is leaning liberal.
Bethel, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Pitt County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Greenville Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
North Carolina is leaning 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.
Bethel, North Carolina: r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 27812 (Bethel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $5,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)