The politics in 48114 Brighton, MI are heavily influenced by the local community. This area is comprised of residents with a variety of backgrounds and interests that shape the political landscape of the region. Residents are engaged in civic issues and regularly attend meetings to voice their opinions on local matters. In addition, they support their favorite candidates during election times by attending rallies, fundraisers, or volunteer events. Local leaders come from all walks of life including business owners, teachers, and retirees who have a vested interest in making sure their community remains safe and prosperous for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 48114 (Brighton, MI) is moderately 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
Zip 48114 (Brighton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Brighton, Michigan is moderately 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 48114 (Brighton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,181 contributions totaling $100,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $82,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)