Brighton, TN is a small city located in Shelby County, Tennessee. Although the city itself does not have any political candidates, it is part of the larger county-wide political scene. The 2020 presidential election saw a majority of voters in Shelby County vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden. In local elections, residents of Brighton primarily elect representatives from either the Democratic or Republican Parties. Currently, most of the county's elected officials are Democrats, including the Mayor and representatives on both the county commission and school board. Despite its small size, Brighton plays an important role in local politics as it is often seen as a bellwether for larger trends taking hold in Shelby County.
The political climate in Brighton, TN is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, TN is very conservative. In Tipton County, TN 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tipton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 25.0%.
Tipton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brighton, TN is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Tennessee is moderately 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, Tennessee: 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, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $35,709 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)