Benson leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Benson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benson, ~25% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benson leans more Republican than 23 of 45 neighbors.
Benson runs about 35 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Benson. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+56), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Benson 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 Benson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Benson votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Benson, NC sits in the top quarter 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 Benson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Benson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hardee Cross Roads, NC R+42
- Coats, NC R+42
- Four Oaks, NC R+39
- Coats Crossroads, NC R+32
- Dunn, NC R+23
- Peacocks Crossroads, NC R+57
- Angier, NC R+29
- Erwin, NC R+29
- Buies Creek, NC R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandpoint, ID R+29
- Palmetto Estates, FL D+11
- Salida, CA R+17
- Canton, IL R+18
- Warren, PA R+25
- Setauket-East Setauket, NY D+3
- California City, CA R+14
- Islip, NY R+20
- Lafayette, TN R+67
- Dunkirk, NY Even
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board 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.