Benson is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Benson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benson, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% 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 65 of 146 neighbors.
Benson runs about 51 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
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.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Benson, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Benson drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Benson, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Benson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Benson own their home, about 15 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollsopple, PA R+52
- Seanor, PA R+59
- Davidsville, PA R+47
- Jerome, PA R+54
- Hooversville, PA R+56
- Hillsboro, PA R+57
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Paint, PA R+42
- Scalp Level, PA R+40
- Ferndale, PA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Frame, PA R+56
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Redland, AR R+27
- West Springfield, NH R+11
- Bumbletown, MI R+7
- Lucerne, WA R+13
- York, WI R+35
- Brinsmade, ND R+47
- Ninole, HI D+15
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME R+41
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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.