Orange, CA is a vibrant city located in the heart of Orange County. Politics in Orange, CA are an important part of the city’s culture and history. The city is home to numerous political organizations and groups that focus on different issues and problems facing the community. In addition to local political organizations, many state-level and national-level politicians have offices or hold events in Orange, CA. Politicians from both major parties frequently visit the city to discuss their issues and gain support in the area. Political activism is also strong within the city, with many residents taking to the streets during election season to support candidates for various positions. Overall, politics in Orange, CA are dynamic and always changing as new policies and laws being formulated that could potentially impact the residents of the city.
The political climate in Orange, CA is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange, CA is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat liberal.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly 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.
Orange, California: R R r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Orange, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,879 contributions totaling $3,400,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,580 contributions totaling $2,579,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)