Mount Bethel leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mount Bethel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Bethel, ~27% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Bethel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Bethel leans more Republican than 124 of 154 neighbors.
Mount Bethel runs about 30 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Mount Bethel 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 Mount Bethel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Mount Bethel drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Bethel, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Bethel looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Bethel 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stier, PA R+38
- Portland, PA R+34
- Delaware, NJ R+40
- East Bangor, PA R+26
- Slateford, PA R+34
- Bangor, PA R+27
- Summerfield, NJ R+41
- North Bangor, PA R+36
- Hainesburg, NJ R+34
- Columbia, NJ R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Dunean, SC D+17
- Monroe, IN R+72
- Scotts, MI R+19
- Robins, IA R+6
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Brandon, VT R+19
- South Jacksonville, IL R+21
- Stockton, MO R+63
- Myrtle, MS R+79
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.