Orange, CT (zip code 06477) is a small community located in New Haven County. It is known for its strong sense of civic pride and involvement in local politics. Residents are very engaged in the political process and have elected representatives to the Connecticut General Assembly who represent their interests on state-level issues. On the local level, there is an active Town Council that works hard to ensure Orange remains a vibrant place to live. The Council meets regularly to discuss important issues such as zoning, development, taxes, and infrastructure development that impact the quality of life of the Orange residents. The town also has many dedicated volunteers who work hard to promote civic engagement and political activism in Orange.
The political climate in Zip 06477 (Orange, CT) is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06477 (Orange, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Orange, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Connecticut is moderately 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, Connecticut: 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 06477 (Orange)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,987 contributions totaling $126,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $17,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)