Orleans, MA is a small coastal town located in the eastern portion of Massachusetts. The town has a strong sense of community and an active government that is dedicated to providing its citizens with quality services. Local politics is largely focused on improving the quality of life for residents, investing in infrastructure, and promoting economic development. Over the years, local officials have worked hard to ensure that Orleans remains an attractive place to live and work. There have been several initiatives to improve public transportation, reduce crime rates, and increase access to healthcare resources. Additionally, there are a number of local organizations that engage in political advocacy and support candidates who will represent the interests of their constituents. These groups strive to keep citizens informed about relevant events and issues impacting their lives so they can make informed decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Orleans, MA is leaning liberal.
Barnstable County, MA is strongly liberal. In Barnstable County, MA 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnstable county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 36.8%.
Barnstable county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orleans, MA is leaning liberal.
Barnstable County, Massachusetts is strongly liberal.
Barnstable Town Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
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, Massachusetts: D D D d D D
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, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,858 contributions totaling $676,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $54,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)