Benson, AZ is a small town located in Cochise County near the Mexican border. It has a rich history and deep roots in the local culture and politics of the area. The current mayor of Benson is Monica Bowling, who was elected in 2017. She is passionate about supporting the unique character of her hometown and working to improve Benson’s economy. Mayor Bowling serves on the city council along with five other members who work together to make important decisions to better their community. Benson also has a representative in the Arizona State House, Mark Finchem, who works hard to represent his constituents and ensure that their voices are heard at the state level. Together these leaders are making sure Benson remains an amazing place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Benson, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Cochise County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Cochise County, AZ 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochise county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.1%.
Cochise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benson, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Cochise County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Arizona is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Benson, Arizona: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Benson, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 975 contributions totaling $40,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $24,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)