The small city of Brighton, Iowa is a vibrant community with a rich political history. Located in central Iowa, the city has seen many changes over the years, including shifts in political power. The city is currently governed by Mayor Shawna Kretzinger and a City Council consisting of five members elected from across the town. These council members work diligently to ensure that the needs of residents are met and that the best possible decisions are made for Brighton’s future. Local politics in Brighton is largely focused on improving local infrastructure, providing quality services to residents, and making sure that businesses have all they need to thrive in the area. Additionally, politicians are responsible for ensuring that taxes remain low while investments are made in public education and safety initiatives. With its strong sense of community spirit and commitment to progress, Brighton's current political leaders strive to make the city an ideal place for residents to live and work.
The political climate in Brighton, IA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, IA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, IA 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brighton, IA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Iowa City Metro Area is very liberal.
Iowa 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.
Brighton, Iowa: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Brighton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)