How Orange voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Calare · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Orange favoured Coalition 59.9% (v Labor 40.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.7 points to Labor since 2022. Independents led first preferences with 42.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.3 | Coal 64.6 | Coal 59.9 | Lab +4.7 |
| Labor | 18.6% | 12.8% | 9.8% | -2.9 |
| Coalition | 43.5% | 46.5% | 28.5% | -18.0 |
| Greens | 6.8% | 4.8% | 4.1% | -0.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.1% | 5.9% | -1.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 25.4% | 42.3% | +16.9 |
| Others | 31.1% | 3.4% | 9.3% | +6.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Orange | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,342 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 19.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 36.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 37.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 33.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 19,023 (14,641 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Canobolas PPVC | PPVC | 36% | yes |
| Orange PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Orange | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Orange Central | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Orange East | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Orange Glenroi | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Orange West | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Calare
- Bathurst - East
- Bathurst Surrounds
- Oberon
- Bathurst - South
- Bathurst - West
- Cowra Surrounds
- Forbes
- Parkes Surrounds
- Lithgow
- Lithgow Surrounds
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Surrounds - East
- Mudgee Surrounds - West
- Blayney
- Orange - North
- Orange Surrounds
- Dubbo Surrounds
- Wellington
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.