Orange County, Texas is located in the southeastern corner of the state and is home to a population of around 81,000 people. The county seat is also called Orange and is the largest city in the area. The county has two main governmental bodies: the Commissioners Court, which consists of five elected commissioners who oversee various departments and services; and the Orange City Council which governs the city of Orange. Local politics are mainly focused on local issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development. Policies implemented by these governing entities have a direct effect on the lives of those living in Orange County. There are several candidates running for office in this year’s elections, each with their own ideas about how to best serve their district. It's important for Orange County residents to research each candidate's platform before voting so that they can make an informed decision about who will best represent their interests.
The political climate in 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 County, TX 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 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, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,017 contributions totaling $66,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 538 contributions totaling $107,607 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)