Orleans is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Orleans typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orleans, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orleans compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orleans leans more Republican than 46 of 64 neighbors.
Orleans runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Orleans is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Orleans 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 Orleans, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orleans votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Orleans runs about 65 points more Republican.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Orleans, IL sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Orleans looks the way it does
Turnout in Orleans 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.
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- Prentice, IL R+49
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board 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.