Orange, NH is a small town located in Grafton County with a population of 814 as of the 2010 census. It has a representative Town Meeting which governs the area and makes decisions for the community. Currently, the town's Select Board consists of three members who serve two-year terms. The Select Board oversees municipal services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development. They also manage the budget and ensure that taxes are collected properly. The Town Meeting is comprised of elected representatives who meet annually to discuss issues in Orange and vote on ordinances and expenditures. Local elections are held every two years when residents can vote for their preferred candidates. Candidates must be registered to vote in Orange to be eligible for office and must reside in town for at least six months before taking office should they win an election. This system of governance helps maintain local control of Orange and ensures that its residents have a voice in their own government.
The political climate in Orange, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly liberal.
New Hampshire is leaning 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, New Hampshire: d D D D 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, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $27,903 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)