Bet Shemesh
בית שמש
Eligible voters97,12426th Knesset
Turnout in the locality67.8%−4.0 pp vs all localities
Valid votes65,51126th Knesset
Largest listUnited Torah Judaism41.0%
Turnout over time
Locality ballot boxes only. The dashed line is all localities.
Bet ShemeshAll localities
How the locality voted
Each row is an election. Lists under 2% are grouped in grey.
Population and society
CBS snapshot. The reference year is next to each value.
| Share with an academic certificate | 14.8% | 2022 |
| Majority religion | יהודים | 2022 |
| Share aged 0–19 | 54.0% | 2022 |
| Median age | 17 | 2022 |
| Median annual wage, employees | 77,200 | 2022 |
| Predominant household religiosity | חרדי | 2022 |
| Arab share of population | 0.1% | 2024 |
| Average household size | 4.5 | 2022 |
| Socio-economic cluster 2019 | 2 | 2019 |
| Population | 145,554 | 2022 |
Similar localities by vote
Cosine similarity of party-family shares in the latest election. Neighbours of similar size (0.5–2× valid votes) are preferred.
1Bene Beraq0.952Modi'in Illit0.913Ashdod0.654Qiryat Gat0.565Afula0.546Netanya0.437Qiryat Atta0.428Lod0.42Lists in the latest election · 26th Knesset
Valid votes including external envelopes (soldiers, prisoners and diplomats). A list's size is not a judgement.
| # | List | Here | Votes | National | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,857 | 5.6% | +35.4 | ||
| 2 | Shasשס | 10,382 | 5.3% | +10.6 | |
| 3 | Likudמחל | 9,136 | 20.7% | −6.7 | |
| 4 | 5,311 | 5.5% | +2.6 | ||
| 5 | 5,289 | 4.7% | +3.4 | ||
| 6 | Yasharדרך | 1,679 | 16.1% | −13.6 | |
| 7 | 1,538 | 0.2% | +2.2 | ||
| 8 | Togetherרק | 1,204 | 9.0% | −7.1 | |
| 9 | 1,016 | 5.9% | −4.4 | ||
| 10 | 817 | 2.6% | −1.4 |
Elections: 18–26 (9)External envelopes: excludedDemographics: Census 2022