Bethany is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Bethany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bethany, ~14% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bethany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bethany leans more Republican than 33 of 43 neighbors.
Bethany runs about 45 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bethany. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Bethany leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bethany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Bethany are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bethany, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bethany looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Bethany own their home, about 23 points above the Florida average of 71%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Bethany have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Myakka City, FL R+57
- Verna, FL R+58
- Parmalee, FL R+69
- Myakka Head, FL R+61
- Willow, FL R+49
- Fort Lonesome, FL R+58
- Duette, FL R+31
- Parrish, FL R+32
- Sandy, FL R+70
- Ona, FL R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galesburg, KS R+66
- Gainestown, AL D+42
- Alma, MO R+64
- Weldon, IL R+57
- Buttzville, NJ R+37
- Elmwood, LA R+79
- Thornton, IA R+45
- Napoleon, MO R+63
- Jayton, TX R+79
- Blackburn, AR R+45
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.