The city of 27504 Benson, NC is a small town located in the heart of Johnston County. It is home to many diverse and vibrant neighborhoods, and its local politics have been shaped by this diversity. The City Council consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for governing the city's affairs. Each council member represents their constituents in a variety of issues, from budgeting to community development. In addition to the City Council, there are numerous committees and organizations that help shape Benson's politics, including the Benson Community Development Corporation, Benson Economic Development Corporation, and the Benson Chamber of Commerce. Local elections typically see large voter turnout due to residents' interest in ensuring their representatives are representing their needs and interests.
The political climate in Zip 27504 (Benson, NC) is moderately conservative.
Johnston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Johnston County, NC 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.0%.
Johnston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27504 (Benson, NC) is moderately conservative.
Benson, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Johnston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately liberal.
North Carolina is leaning 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, North Carolina: 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 27504 (Benson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $8,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $56,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)