Orangevale, California is a small suburb in the Sacramento area with a population of approximately 33,000 people. Located in Sacramento County, Orangevale is known for its rural atmosphere and vibrant community. Politics play an important role in the lives of many Orangevale residents from voting on local initiatives to electing local leaders. The city is home to numerous political clubs and organizations dedicated to advocating for the community’s needs and helping elect representatives who share their views. Every two years, citizens of Orangevale who are registered voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for local city council members, county supervisors, state legislators, and more. Many elected officials focus on making Orangevale safer, cleaner and greener as well as encouraging economic development within the city limits. It is up to every citizen to ensure that their voice is heard by participating in the electoral process and voicing their opinion on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 95662 (Orangevale, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95662 (Orangevale, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Orangevale, California is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Orangevale, California: d d 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 95662 (Orangevale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,978 contributions totaling $117,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $139,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)