Brighton, CO is an up-and-coming city in the Denver metropolitan area, and it has a vibrant political scene. As the population continues to grow, so too does the level of civic engagement and interest in local politics. There have been several initiatives over the past few years that have improved public services such as transportation, parks and recreation, and public safety. Residents often come out to town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important topics ranging from zoning regulations and development projects to budget issues. Additionally, the city council has focused on cultivating a pro-business environment that will attract new businesses while also keeping taxes low for residents. As a result of these efforts, Brighton has developed into a thriving community with a strong sense of civic pride.
The political climate in 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
Brighton, CO 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 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, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,255 contributions totaling $124,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,070 contributions totaling $182,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)