Benezette, PA is a small town located in Elk County, Pennsylvania. Though it is a small town, it plays an important role in the local politics of the area. Local elections are held regularly and decide who will represent the Benezette community on the municipal level. There are many different political groups and individuals within Benezette that advocate for the interests of its residents. Many candidates have come forth in recent years to run for various positions, each bringing with them their vision for how to best serve the people of Benezette. These candidates engage in debates and forums to discuss issues that matter most to the people of Benezette, such as economic development, education reform, environmental protection, and public safety. Through these conversations, citizens are able to make informed decisions when casting their votes for local representatives. Residents of Benezette take pride in their ability to positively influence local politics through their voting decisions and through actively engaging with their officials once they are elected into office.
The political climate in Benezette, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk County, PA is very conservative. In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benezette, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pennsylvania 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.
Benezette, Pennsylvania: R r d 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 Benezette, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)