Bethany, OR (97229) is an unincorporated community located in Washington County and is part of the Portland metropolitan area. The area has a large population that is racially diverse and politically active. Local elections are held every two years and local government issues such as public transportation, zoning regulations, and school district policies are all determined by voter preferences. The political spectrum in Bethany ranges from conservative to liberal, and many candidates run for office on platforms that address the community’s concerns. Popular issues include affordable housing, infrastructure improvements, economic development, education reform, environmental protection and conservation initiatives. Candidates must be able to articulate the needs of Bethany residents in order to earn their vote. Political organizations like the Oregon Democratic Party regularly host events where local candidates can discuss their platform with constituents and build relationships with the community they serve.
The political climate in Zip 97229 (Bethany, OR) is moderately liberal.
Washington County, OR is very liberal. In Washington County, OR 65.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.5% to 30.9%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97229 (Bethany, OR) is moderately liberal.
Bethany, Oregon is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Oregon is very liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Oregon is moderately 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.
Bethany, Oregon: d d 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 97229 (Bethany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,470 contributions totaling $990,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 798 contributions totaling $154,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)