Benson Township is a small community in Minnesota that has a population of approximately 5,000 residents. It is governed by a Board of Supervisors which serves to make decisions on behalf of the township and its citizens. The Board is composed of five members, all elected officials who serve four-year terms. Each year, local elections are held to fill any vacancies and elect new Supervisors. The current Supervisors have proven themselves to be dedicated to the growth and development of Benson Township through their careful planning and responsible decision-making. They work hard to ensure that the needs of the residents are met while also striving to help the township become more prosperous and engaged within its community. All Supervisors are well respected for their commitment to public service and their willingness to put the interests of Benson Township first.
The political climate in Benson township, MN is strongly 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 township, MN is strongly 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 township, 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 township, 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)