Orange City, IA is a small town located in northwest Iowa. It is known for its vibrant local politics, and has an active political scene. The city council consists of five members, each elected to two-year terms by the citizens of Orange City. The mayor is also elected to a two-year term and presides over the council meetings. Each year, there are several candidates who compete to win these positions and represent the interests of their constituents. There are many civic organizations in Orange City which promote public involvement in local politics, such as the Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters. Additionally, community events like town hall meetings allow citizens to voice their concerns with local politicians face-to-face. Orange City’s lively political climate makes it an ideal place for individuals interested in getting involved with local politics or learning more about how government works on a personal level.
The political climate in Orange City, IA is strongly conservative.
Sioux County, IA is very conservative. In Sioux County, IA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sioux county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Sioux county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange City, IA is strongly conservative.
Sioux County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
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 City, Iowa: R R R R R R
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 City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $67,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)