Orange Cove, CA is a small city located in the Central Valley of California. The city has a diverse population and is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. Politically, Orange Cove leans toward the Democratic Party, with most of its voters casting their ballot for Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections. The city is represented in Congress by Jim Costa, who serves as the U.S Representative for California’s 16th Congressional District since 2013. Additionally, Orange Cove's Mayor is Emma Vizcara and her current term began this year in 2021. Mayor Vizcara has been a strong advocate for small businesses within the city as well as environmental sustainability initiatives. Recently, she also launched an agricultural initiative that encouraged local farmers to implement sustainable practices on their farms. All of these actions demonstrate how politics are impacting life in Orange Cove and how they will continue to shape the future of its citizens.
The political climate in Orange Cove, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange Cove, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning 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 Cove, California: R R 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 Cove, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $10,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,508 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $88,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)