Benton, CA (93512) is a small town located in Kern County. It is primarily a rural community, with many working farms and a population of about 1,000 people. Although it is small in size, it remains politically active and engaged. The town has an active city council that holds regular meetings to discuss local issues and make decisions on policies that affect the entire community. Each election cycle brings new faces to the political scene as residents of Benton come out to vote for their local candidates for office. There are also a number of grassroots organizations and community initiatives that are dedicated to advocating for social justice within the area. Benton residents take pride in their commitment to civic responsibility and strive to create positive change within their town for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 93512 (Benton, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, CA is moderately liberal. In Mono County, CA 59.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mono county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.6% to 37.3%.
Mono county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93512 (Benton, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Benton, California is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, California is moderately liberal.
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California is strongly 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.
Benton, California: R d D d D D
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 93512 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $2,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)