The politics in 37022 Bethpage, TN are quite interesting. The local government consists of five elected officials including a mayor, vice-mayor and three aldermen who serve two-year terms. Elections are held every two years with all positions up for election at the same time. There is an active political scene in the city with a variety of candidates from different backgrounds running for office each year. Additionally, the city has been able to pass progressive legislation such as a non-discrimination ordinance and other environmental safety measures that have had an impact on the local community. Despite being a small town, Bethpage has managed to keep up with current political trends while at the same time maintaining its small town feel.
The political climate in Zip 37022 (Bethpage, TN) is very conservative.
Sumner County, TN is very conservative. In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37022 (Bethpage, TN) is very conservative.
Bethpage, Tennessee is very conservative.
Sumner County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Tennessee is moderately 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.
Bethpage, Tennessee: 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 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 37022 (Bethpage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $3,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)