The politics in 80601 Brighton, CO are incredibly diverse. The city is home to a variety of political views ranging from conservatives to progressives, with the majority leaning towards the middle. The main political topics discussed in this area include education reform, economic growth initiatives, and public safety. Local political candidates running for office in 80601 Brighton, CO come from both major parties and several independent options. Issues like healthcare access, immigration policy, and environmental protection often come up in debates between these candidates. Regardless of an individual's political opinions or affiliations, there is plenty of opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending debates or participating in civic engagement activities. Brighton residents value their right to vote and take part in local government decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 80601 (Brighton, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, CO is moderately liberal. In Adams County, CO 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 40.4%.
Adams county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80601 (Brighton, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Brighton, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat 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.
Brighton, Colorado: d 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 80601 (Brighton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 736 contributions totaling $41,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 324 contributions totaling $63,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)