Brighton, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Brighton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Brighton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Brighton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brighton, ~55% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Brighton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Brighton is the most Democratic-leaning.

Brighton runs about 37 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brighton. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+36), a spread of about 25 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.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Brighton hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Brighton sits in the top fifth on density (about 89%, above 96% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Brighton have never been married, above 88% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Brighton, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Brighton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brighton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Brighton have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of 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.