Benson, UT is a small town located in Utah. It has a thriving community that is focused on making the town an enjoyable place to live. Politics in Benson are largely focused on issues such as public safety, housing and infrastructure development, and economic development. Local leaders work together to ensure that Benson remains a safe and prosperous community for everyone. Although there are no local political candidates currently running, the citizens of Benson come together to support initiatives that benefit all members of the community. The goal of local politics in Benson is to create an environment where everyone can thrive while still respecting the views of each individual.
The political climate in Benson, UT is strongly conservative.
Cache County, UT is very conservative. In Cache County, UT 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cache county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 28.5%.
Cache county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benson, UT is strongly conservative.
Cache County, Utah is very conservative.
Logan Metro Area is very conservative.
Utah is moderately conservative.
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, Utah: 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, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,170 contributions totaling $176,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $77,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)