Brighton leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Brighton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brighton, ~37% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brighton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brighton leans more Republican than 38 of 54 neighbors.
Brighton runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Brighton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brighton. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Brighton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Brighton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brighton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Brighton are family households, above 87% of cities. Brighton runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Brighton, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brighton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brighton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Todd Creek, CO R+30
- Henderson, CO R+2
- Wattenberg, CO R+30
- Commerce City, CO D+4
- Thornton, CO D+12
- Northglenn, CO D+12
- Lochbuie, CO R+21
- Dacono, CO R+16
- Fort Lupton, CO R+22
- Derby, CO D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mansfield, TX R+5
- Hagerstown, MD R+6
- Watsonville, CA D+36
- Ellicott City, MD D+33
- Lynnwood, WA D+21
- Middletown, OH R+23
- Easton, PA D+13
- Bellflower, CA D+28
- Porterville, CA R+9
- Alameda, CA D+60
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.