Brighton, MI has a diverse and active political landscape. The city is represented by many state and local officials who are dedicated to serving their constituents. On the local level, Brighton residents can elect a Mayor and four City Council members to help oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. At the state level, Brighton is represented by state senators, representatives and other policy makers in Lansing. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current events through local newspapers or media outlets. In addition to these more traditional forms of political engagement, citizens can also participate in community organizations or host town hall meetings where they can share their ideas with elected officials and discuss important issues in their community. As a result, politics remain an important part of everyday life in Brighton, MI as citizens strive to make their voice heard.
The political climate in Brighton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Livingston County, MI is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, MI 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.5% to 37.9%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brighton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Livingston County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Michigan 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, Michigan: 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,736 contributions totaling $410,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 932 contributions totaling $241,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)