Politics in Orleans, IN are overseen by the Town of Orleans government, headed by a mayor who is elected every four years. The town council consists of seven members each elected from wards within the city limits. The current mayor is Ron Moore, and he was elected in 2017. Important issues facing the community include economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements. This past year several new road projects were approved to help with increasing traffic volume and reduce congestion. There has also been discussion about developing a local parks system to provide more recreational activities for residents of the area. Additionally, town officials have been working hard to attract new businesses in order to create jobs and boost economic growth in Orleans.
The political climate in Orleans, IN is strongly conservative.
Orange County, IN is very conservative. In Orange County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.1%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orleans, IN is strongly conservative.
Orange County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Orleans, Indiana: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Orleans, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)