Orange County, Virginia is politically divided in its approach to local issues. While some residents are heavily involved in local politics and express their opinions through voting in elections and participating in community forums, others prefer to remain on the sidelines and watch quietly from afar. The county elects representatives to serve on the Board of Supervisors that make decisions on matters such as taxation, zoning, infrastructure projects, and other important initiatives. There are several political candidates running for office in the county, each with different views on how best to solve the county's current issues. From fiscal conservatives who advocate for fiscal responsibility to progressives who focus on environmental protection and social justice initiatives, Orange County has a wide variety of politicians vying for elected positions. As citizens of Orange County it is important that we take an active role in our community by being informed about upcoming elections and voting for the candidate that we believe will best represent our values and interests.
The political climate in 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 County, VA is moderately conservative.
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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 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, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,622 contributions totaling $249,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $95,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)