Orange County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Orange County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orange County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orange County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Orange County leans more Republican than 13 of 18 neighbors.
Orange County runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Orange County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Orange County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Orange County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Orange County, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orange County, IN sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Orange County looks the way it does
Turnout in Orange County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Crawford County, IN R+52
- Lawrence County, IN R+51
- Martin County, IN R+59
- Washington County, IN R+57
- Dubois County, IN R+44
- Harrison County, IN R+50
- Daviess County, IN R+59
- Floyd County, IN R+18
- Jackson County, IN R+51
- Perry County, IN R+39
Counties with Similar Populations
- Smith County, TN R+64
- DeWitt County, TX R+49
- Taylor County, WI R+46
- Spencer County, IN R+49
- Dodge County, GA R+43
- Union County, TN R+70
- Tyler County, TX R+70
- Plumas County, CA R+23
- Wayne County, MS R+25
- Davison County, SD R+43
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.