Orange, TX is a small city located in Southeast Texas famous for its citrus fruits. It has been around since the mid-1800s and is currently home to around 20,000 people. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at-large while 6 council members are elected from districts. The current mayor is Larry Spears Jr., who has served since 2013 and was re-elected in 2018. At the state level, Orange is represented by Republican Kevin Roberts in Texas House District 126 as well as Republican Chuck Hopson in Senate District 3. Both candidates are dedicated to improving infrastructure and education within their respective districts. In addition to these representatives, there are various other local political leaders who work hard to make sure Orange remains a safe and thriving community for all citizens.
The political climate in Orange, TX is moderately conservative.
Orange County, TX is very conservative. In Orange County, TX 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.7%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange, TX is moderately conservative.
Orange County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Texas 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, Texas: 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, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,646 contributions totaling $79,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 702 contributions totaling $133,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)