Bethlehem leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Bethlehem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bethlehem, ~36% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bethlehem compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bethlehem leans more Republican than 6 of 134 neighbors.
Bethlehem runs about 11 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bethlehem votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bethlehem, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bethlehem looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bethlehem is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Bethlehem have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wheeling, WV R+17
- Benwood, WV R+39
- Riverview, OH R+52
- Brookside, OH R+40
- McMechen, WV R+44
- Martins Ferry, OH R+30
- Bellaire, OH R+39
- Triadelphia, WV R+46
- Bridgeport, OH R+43
- Lansing, OH R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yardley, PA D+27
- New Johnsonville, TN R+61
- Loxahatchee, FL R+18
- Prospect, PA R+45
- Orchard City, CO R+45
- Idaho Springs, CO D+27
- Bellevue, IL R+14
- Grove Hill, AL R+13
- Athens, WI R+47
- Whetstone, AZ R+53
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, 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.