Brighton is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Brighton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brighton, ~44% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brighton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brighton is the most Democratic-leaning.
Brighton runs about 66 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Brighton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood 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.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Brighton live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Brighton have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brighton, Syracuse, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Brighton looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 49% of adults in Brighton report food insecurity, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Brighton rent, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Brighton have completed high school, below 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Elmwood, Syracuse, NY D+59
- Southwest, Syracuse, NY D+73
- Outer Comstock, Syracuse, NY D+64
- North Valley, Syracuse, NY D+63
- University Hill, Syracuse, NY D+58
- Strathmore, Syracuse, NY D+48
- Near Westside, Syracuse, NY D+53
- University-Syracuse, Syracuse, NY D+74
- Skunk City, Syracuse, NY D+46
- Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse, NY D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, VA D+61
- Butts Station, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- West End Theatre District, Allentown, PA D+26
- University of Ohio Akron, Akron, OH D+49
- North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND D+7
- Roosevelt Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+39
- Magnolia Place, Fresno, TX D+44
- Veterans Park, Boise, ID D+29
- El Rio, Oxnard, CA D+34
- Wildhorse, San Antonio, TX D+2
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.