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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 36071 · New York

OrangeNY

Republican ×3 since 2016all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+8.4
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
5–35
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
2020
R+0.2
this countyNew Yorknational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1968-47.5 ptsRepublicans
1964+43.8 ptsDemocrats
1960+33.6 ptsDemocrats
1976+31.9 ptsDemocrats
1920-27.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
406,616
College (BA+)
33%
Median income
$97,178
2024 dollars
Non-white
42%
Rural
28%
Age 65+
15%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Passaic, NJ · Sussex, NJ · Dutchess, NY · Putnam, NY · Rockland, NY · Sullivan, NY · Ulster, NY · Pike, PA