Orange Cove, CA, located in Fresno County in the Central Valley, is a vibrant and diverse town with a population of approximately 11,600. When it comes to politics, Orange Cove has seen much change in recent years. Locals are passionate about their beliefs and work hard to ensure that their representatives reflect their values. In the past two decades, the area has become increasingly diverse politically with more people from different backgrounds running for local offices. From city council members to school board trustees, locals have come together to choose candidates who will defend their interests and speak up for the community as a whole. In addition to local elections, Orange Cove residents also take part in state-level races that directly affect policy decisions impacting the entire Central Valley region. It’s clear that those living here are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard through their vote and that they have representation at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 93646 (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
Zip 93646 (Orange Cove, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Orange Cove, California 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 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 zip 93646 (Orange Cove)
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)