Benson leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Vermont did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 84% of adults in Benson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benson, ~32% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~16% 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 85 neighbors.
Benson runs about 57 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Benson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
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 against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Benson runs about 57 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Benson, VT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Benson looks the way it does
Turnout in Benson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Benson Landing, VT R+23
- West Castleton, VT R+22
- West Haven, VT R+26
- Hubbardton, VT R+21
- Hyde Manor, VT R+17
- Orwell, VT R+9
- Fair Haven, VT R+25
- Bomoseen, VT R+10
- Putnam Station, NY R+35
- Hydeville, VT R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Butte, NE R+75
- Topeka, MS R+83
- Cherry Spring, TX R+62
- Perkinsville, IN R+51
- Parkview, NE R+22
- Grafton, NY R+26
- Prairie Lea, TX R+34
- Springview, NE R+81
- Viola, MO R+57
- Fourmile, KY R+74
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. VT did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.