Orlando is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Orlando typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orlando, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orlando compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orlando leans more Republican than 10 of 25 neighbors.
Orlando runs about 13 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orlando. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Orlando 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 Orlando, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Orlando are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Orlando sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Orlando, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Orlando looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Orlando have completed high school, about 9 points above the Oklahoma average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mulhall, OK R+65
- Lucien, OK R+67
- Perry, OK R+52
- Sumner, OK R+63
- Marshall, OK R+72
- Coyle, OK R+54
- Stillwater, OK R+6
- Langston, OK D+19
- Covington, OK R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bailey, TX R+74
- Verona, OH R+65
- Mount Gallagher, SC R+63
- Granville Summit, PA R+64
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Ferryville, WI R+27
- Runville, PA R+56
- Ballsville, VA R+52
- Raemon, NC R+22
- Luna, LA R+93
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.