Orleans, Nebraska is a small rural town located in Harlan County. This city of just under 800 people is primarily made up of white Americans. The local government of Orleans consists of the mayor, two city council members, and a five-member Board of Public Works (BOPW). These local officials are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city and providing essential services to its citizens. In addition to these elected officials, Orleans has several committees and commissions such as a Cemetery Committee, an Airport Board, and a Zoning Board that support various aspects of local politics. Every four years the residents of Orleans take part in their municipal elections which determine who will serve in these roles for the next term. Through these elected officials and committees, Orleans ensures that its citizens have access to efficient services and resources necessary to live happy, productive lives.
The political climate in Orleans, NE is strongly conservative.
Harlan County, NE is very conservative. In Harlan County, NE 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harlan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 14.6%.
Harlan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orleans, NE is strongly conservative.
Harlan County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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, Nebraska: 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, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)