Benezett is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Benezett typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benezett, ~20% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benezett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benezett leans more Republican than 25 of 64 neighbors.
Benezett runs about 51 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Benezett 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 Benezett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Benezett live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Benezett fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Benezett, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Benezett looks the way it does
Turnout in Benezett sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dents Run, PA R+53
- Weedville, PA R+52
- Byrnedale, PA R+52
- Medix Run, PA R+60
- Mix Run, PA R+56
- Force, PA R+51
- Driftwood, PA R+56
- West Creek, PA R+56
- Tyler, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alice, ND R+44
- Milesville, SD R+73
- Margerum, AL R+75
- Millersville, IL R+56
- Braddock, ND R+76
- Cameron, OH R+69
- Lower Elk Creek, VA R+63
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Mount Zion, IA R+51
- Lone Star, AZ R+53
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.