Benson, NY is a small town located in the Catskills region of New York. The town is governed by an elected council that consists of five members who are responsible for overseeing all the business and policies of the town. The council meets regularly to discuss town matters, promote economic development, and work with local government officials. Benson has a long history of being a politically active community with many residents actively engaged in civic life. In recent years, local elections have seen a surge in voter turnout as citizens take more interest in making sure their voices are heard. At the same time, Benson has seen several new candidates emerging from the community to run for office and bring new ideas into the political discourse. Residents are eager to see what kind of solutions these new candidates can provide for the challenges facing Benson today and in the future.
The political climate in Benson, NY is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, NY is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.0%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benson, NY is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, New York is strongly conservative.
New York is moderately 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, New York: 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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $6,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)