The politics in Bethesda, Ohio (43719) are similar to many other small towns in the US. The local government is run by a mayor and five council members who are elected every four years. The area is represented in the state legislature by two representatives who serve two-year terms. The people of Bethesda have access to various political activities such as town hall meetings, debates, and candidate forums during election season. These events allow residents to learn more about local issues and voice their opinions on how they would like their representatives to vote on matters that affect them directly. Additionally, there are local organizations dedicated to advocating for particular causes or issues that may be of importance to the community at large. All of these activities create a vibrant political atmosphere where citizens can come together and discuss important topics with one another.
The political climate in Zip 43719 (Bethesda, OH) is very conservative.
Belmont County, OH is very conservative. In Belmont County, OH 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belmont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Belmont county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43719 (Bethesda, OH) is very conservative.
Bethesda, Ohio is very conservative.
Belmont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wheeling Metro Area is very conservative.
Ohio 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.
Bethesda, Ohio: D d 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 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 43719 (Bethesda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $25,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,977 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $16,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $598 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)