The politics in Orland, Indiana (46776) are a reflection of the population’s views. The area is mainly populated by people who are socially and fiscally conservative, yet tolerant. They support policies that encourage economic growth and improvement of infrastructure while also standing for social justice. This small town is served by local government elected officials who reflect the values and opinions of their constituents; the political landscape of this place reflects the values of its people. The citizens tend to vote according to their views on governmental policies such as spending, taxation, healthcare, education, and immigration. Candidates for local public offices often have to prove their commitment to these issues in order to gain voters’ trust. The elections in this small town are usually fiercely contested as each candidate strives to represent the will of the people they seek to serve.
The political climate in Zip 46776 (Orland, IN) is very conservative.
Steuben County, IN is very conservative. In Steuben County, IN 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steuben county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 27.9%.
Steuben county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46776 (Orland, IN) is very conservative.
Orland, Indiana is very conservative.
Steuben County, Indiana is very conservative.
Angola Metro Area 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.
Orland, 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 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 zip 46776 (Orland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)