Orland leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Orland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orland, ~21% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orland leans more Republican than 7 of 26 neighbors.
Orland runs about 52 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Orland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Orland 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 Orland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, modestly below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Orland sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities). Orland runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Orland, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Orland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Orland rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Orland report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Artois, CA R+61
- Mills Orchard, CA R+46
- Hamilton City, CA Even
- Rotavele, CA R+27
- Corning, CA R+31
- Ordbend, CA R+51
- Glenn, CA R+64
- Newville, CA R+59
- Vina, CA R+50
- Richfield, CA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wallkill, NY R+20
- Madison Heights, VA R+27
- Riverview, MI R+5
- Warrington, FL R+14
- Ellwood City, PA R+34
- Norridge, IL R+21
- Short Hills, NJ D+35
- Spring Branch, TX R+51
- Kenmore, NY D+33
- Sault Ste. Marie, MI Even
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.