Orlean leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Orlean typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orlean, ~30% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orlean compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orlean leans more Republican than 28 of 79 neighbors.
Orlean runs about 26 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Orlean is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Orlean 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 Orlean, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orlean votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Orlean runs about 26 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Orlean sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Orlean are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orlean, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Orlean looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orlean 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Orlean own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jeffersonton, VA R+36
- Huntly, VA R+23
- Laurel Mills, VA R+8
- Markham, VA R+28
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- Bigelow, MN R+58
- Loraine, IL R+69
- Huron, IN R+62
- Jiba, TX R+66
- Thornton, AR R+58
- Otterville, IL R+51
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.