Orleans County, New York, situated in the northwestern corner of the state, is a rural county with a population of approximately 42,883. Politically, Orleans County is largely conservative and Republican-leaning with the majority of voters having elected Republicans to local and state offices in recent years. At the local level, Orleans County residents are represented by an elected board of supervisors who hold regular meetings to discuss county business. The board is responsible for setting policies that affect the county's fiscal budget as well as addressing other issues important to local citizens. Additionally, each town in Orleans County has its own town government which works to promote and protect their individual interests and needs.
The political climate in Orleans County, NY is very conservative.
In Orleans County, NY 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.8%.
Orleans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orleans County, NY is very conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately 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, New York: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $19,692 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $25,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)