Orestes, IN is a small town in Madison County with a population of around 1,000 people. It has a history of being politically conservative due to its rural location and traditional values. Despite the conservative leaning, Orestes is still home to many vibrant debates about the current state of politics among its citizens. Town hall meetings provide residents with an opportunity to learn more about local issues and voice their opinion on what should be done. Every election season, the town comes alive as locals are eager to cast their votes for the candidates they believe will best represent their needs and interests. There is always a lively discussion in Orestes about policies that could improve life in the community from reducing taxes to investing more in public education and services. People take their civic responsibility seriously and there is a great sense of pride when it comes to making sure Orestes remains strong and prosperous for future generations.
The political climate in Orestes, IN is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orestes, IN is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Orestes, Indiana: r R d 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 Orestes, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $2,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $45,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)