The politics in the 85602 Benson, AZ area are governed by various local government representatives that are elected to serve the people of this region. Benson is part of Cochise County and is represented in the Arizona State Legislature by Senator Gail Griffin (R) and Representative David Cook (R). At the county level, Benson is represented by Sheriff Mark Dannels and Board of Supervisor Pat Call who serve Cochise County. Residents of 85602 Benson, AZ can participate in their local politics by taking part in town hall meetings, voting in elections and learning more about their elected officials' goals and plans for their community. By getting involved with local politics, residents can have a direct impact on their lives and their neighborhood.
The political climate in Zip 85602 (Benson, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Cochise County, AZ 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochise county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.1%.
Cochise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85602 (Benson, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Benson, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Arizona 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, Arizona: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 85602 (Benson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 898 contributions totaling $38,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $22,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)