† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBensonArizonaUnited States
German20.3%12.6%12.5%
English19.2%10.2%9.5%
Irish13.9%8.9%9.4%
American5.3%4.0%5.3%
Italian4.3%4.1%4.8%
French3.5%1.8%1.6%
Scottish3.2%1.7%1.3%
Polish2.1%2.0%2.2%
Mexican13.1%26.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.7%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.5%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Benson
Arizona
United States
Median age
50.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.0%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Benson
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$49,346
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.1%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Benson
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
19.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Benson
Arizona
United States
Catholic
—
21.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Benson, Arizona
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−25.1%
2008
−26.9%
2012
−33.7%
2016
−32.7%
2020
−35.6%
2024
−36.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.2%Harris918
67.9%Trump1,995
0.9%
R+36.6
R+1.1
R+35.2
2,939
R
31.5%Biden900
67.1%Trump1,917
1.5%
R+35.6
R+2.8
R+40.0
2,859
R
29.1%Clinton647
61.8%Trump1,376
9.1%
R+32.7
D+0.9
R+34.8
2,226
R
32.0%Obama857
65.7%Romney1,759
2.4%
R+33.7
R+6.8
R+37.5
2,679
R
35.3%Obama761
62.2%McCain1,341
2.5%
R+26.9
R+1.8
R+34.2
2,156
R
36.3%Kerry718
61.4%Bush1,214
2.2%
R+25.1
—
R+22.6
1,976
Benson sits at the junction of the San Pedro River valley and Interstate 10, drawing a mix of longtime ranching families and incoming retirees whose shifting demographic weight has gradually redrawn its voter registration margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.6 points.
A population of 5,417, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,346 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Verde Village and Boiling Spring Lakes.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Benson, Arizona voted Republican by 36.6 points (R+36.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,939 votes cast, 918 went Democratic and 1,995 went Republican.
How many people live in Benson, Arizona?
Benson, Arizona has a population of 5,417 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Benson, Arizona?
Median household income in Benson, Arizona is $49,346 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Benson, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Benson, Arizona from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
