Orange County, Indiana is home to a large and diverse population of citizens who all have an interest in local politics. Local politics in Orange County are overseen by the Board of Commissioners, which consists of three elected officials that serve four-year terms. The Board is responsible for setting the county's budget and approving various policies that affect the lives of residents. Additionally, Orange County elects representatives to the state legislature as well as Congress who are also responsible for representing their constituents' interests locally. There are numerous opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics such as through attending town hall meetings or voting in elections. By engaging with local government officials, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions considered when making decisions about their community.
The political climate in Orange County, IN is very conservative.
In Orange County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.1%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orange County, IN is very conservative.
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Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $18,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $68,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $512 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)