Benson, MN is a small town located in the western region of the state. The politics in Benson are driven by a strong sense of community and local collaboration. Residents are passionate about their local government and take an active role in discussing and voting on issues that affect them. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and must campaign hard to earn the trust of the community in order to win votes. Popular topics among voters include creating jobs, improving public transportation, balancing the budget, and protecting public health. Town meetings are held regularly to discuss important matters and give residents a voice in shaping how their community looks for generations to come.
The political climate in Benson, MN is moderately conservative.
Swift County, MN is strongly conservative. In Swift County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Swift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
Swift county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benson, MN is moderately conservative.
Swift County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minnesota 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, Minnesota: d D D d 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, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $4,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $9,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)