The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Brighton Beach. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Brighton Beach tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Brighton Beach has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Brighton Beach leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Brighton Beach, 46.93% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Brighton Beach women make up 51.66% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Brighton Beach is 44.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Brighton Beach a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Brighton Beach, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Waialae-Kahala, Honolulu, HI: more conservative voters
- Yorkmount, Charlotte, NC: more conservative voters
- Downtown, Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Centralville, Lowell, MA: more conservative voters
- Starcrest, Salmon Creek, WA: more conservative voters
- Douglas Park, Arlington, VA: more liberal voters
- Highland Park, Des Moines, IA: more conservative voters
- Bloomfield, Staten Island, NY: more conservative voters
- Walnut Grove, Vancouver, WA: more conservative voters
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA: more liberal voters
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