Brighton, NY is a small town located in Monroe County. It has a long history of participating in local government and engaging in active political dialogue. Residents of 14618 Brighton are involved in a variety of local initiatives to ensure that their voices are heard at the state and national level. The town hosts several annual events such as Town Hall meetings where citizens can gather to discuss issues that affect their everyday lives. Additionally, Brighton is home to the Monroe County Democratic Committee, which focuses on connecting local residents with their elected officials and advocating for progressive policies in the community. There are also multiple organizations dedicated to providing resources to underrepresented groups, such as immigrant rights organizations and environmental advocacy groups. With all of these efforts combined, it is easy to see why 14618 Brighton continues to have an active role in politics today.
The political climate in Zip 14618 (Brighton, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal. In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14618 (Brighton, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Brighton, New York is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, New York is moderately liberal.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately 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, New York: 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 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 14618 (Brighton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,667 contributions totaling $580,799 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $181,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)