Bethlehem, NC is a small town of around 3,000 people located in North Carolina. It has been a part of the state for many years and continues to grow and thrive today. The town is served by an elected mayor and four council members who are responsible for making decisions about local issues. In the past, Bethlehem has seen its fair share of political debates and conversations about how best to serve the community. Common topics range from economic development initiatives to public safety measures to environmental concerns. Many of these debates are carried out in city council meetings that are open to the public. Residents also have an opportunity to express their views through local elections held every two years, during which they can choose who will represent them on various elected boards and committees.
The political climate in Bethlehem, NC is strongly conservative.
Alexander County, NC is very conservative. In Alexander County, NC 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethlehem, NC is strongly conservative.
Alexander County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Bethlehem, North Carolina: 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 Bethlehem, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,392 contributions totaling $257,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,001 contributions totaling $416,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)