Brighton, MN is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Minnesota. It has a rich history and strong sense of community with a population of around 2,000 people. In terms of politics, Brighton is part of the state’s Third Congressional District which is represented by Jim Hagedorn in the US House of Representatives. At the local level, Brighton has many elected officials who serve on various boards and commissions such as the City Council, Park Board, Planning Commission and Economic Development Authority. These officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of Brighton and help shape its future. In addition to municipal politics, residents also have access to state representatives from Minnesota’s Senate and House districts which are divided up according to county lines. The political landscape in Brighton is diverse and vibrant, giving residents many opportunities to engage with their elected representatives and share their ideas about how best to move forward for the benefit of all citizens.
The political climate in Brighton, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, MN is leaning liberal. In Nicollet County, MN 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicollet county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 47.2%.
Nicollet county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brighton, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Minnesota is leaning 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, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 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, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 537 contributions totaling $60,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $29,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)