Orange, VA is a small town located in central Virginia. The town has a long history of civic involvement and residents are passionate about their local government. Orange is home to a variety of political organizations which aim to keep citizens informed and engaged in the political process. Residents have the opportunity to attend town hall meetings where they can voice their concerns and opinions to local officials on topics such as taxes, school budgets, public safety, and economic development. Residents also have the chance to meet with their elected representatives directly through community events or by attending City Council meetings. By staying involved in the political process, citizens of Orange can help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Orange, VA is somewhat conservative.
Orange County, VA is moderately conservative. In Orange County, VA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.5%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange, VA is somewhat conservative.
Orange County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Virginia is somewhat 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, Virginia: 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, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 605 contributions totaling $104,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $27,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)