Orange, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Orange

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Orange leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in Orange typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orange, ~63% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Orange compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Orange leans more Democratic than 108 of 126 neighbors.

Orange runs about 47 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Orange is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orange. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 40 points.

Why Orange leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Orange, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Orange hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Orange sits in the top fifth on density (about 82%, above 95% of cities). Orange runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Orange, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Orange looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orange is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Orange own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Orange have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.