Orville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Orville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orville leans more Republican than 62 of 87 neighbors.
Orville runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Orville 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 Orville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Orville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Orville drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Orville, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Orville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Orville own their home, about 12 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swallowfield, KY R+59
- Lockport, KY R+62
- Monterey, KY R+63
- DeFoe, KY R+59
- Bethlehem, KY R+61
- Peaks Mill, KY R+52
- Teresita, KY R+63
- Gratz, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wirt, OK R+75
- Jeddo, TX R+63
- Jefferson, IN R+56
- Columbus, AR R+10
- Rock Springs, NM R+10
- Kettle, KY R+72
- High Shoals, GA R+69
- Kriete Corners, IN R+58
- Menominee, NE R+72
- Keswick Grove, NJ R+21
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky 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.