| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,988 | 6,467 | 8,595 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,224 | 6,432 | 8,832 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,048 | 5,803 | 8,278 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,939 | 4,617 | 7,776 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,390 | 4,536 | 8,086 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,885 | 5,683 | 8,652 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,601 | 4,687 | 7,458 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,016 | 3,355 | 7,343 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,948 | 3,738 | 8,015 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,739 | 5,245 | 8,015 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,571 | 5,909 | 8,515 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,228 | 5,073 | 8,558 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,031 | 4,399 | 8,476 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,932 | 5,715 | 8,674 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,918 | 4,666 | 8,512 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,490 | 4,187 | 8,710 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,818 | 5,589 | 9,442 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,438 | 5,751 | 9,221 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,272 | 5,551 | 8,898 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,359 | 4,574 | 8,021 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,130 | 4,784 | 7,966 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,003 | 5,519 | 9,553 | |
| 1936 | R | 4,549 | 5,106 | 9,692 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,844 | 4,561 | 9,487 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,112 | 5,086 | 8,234 | |
| 1924 | R | 3,374 | 4,538 | 8,098 | |
| 1920 | R | 3,222 | 4,726 | 8,029 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,091 | 2,481 | 4,686 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,830 | 1,521 | 4,313 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,961 | 2,433 | 4,512 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,888 | 2,458 | 4,449 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,851 | 2,247 | 4,175 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,797 | 2,044 | 3,871 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,628 | 1,653 | 3,523 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Orange County's R+52.1 margin in 2024 places it among Indiana's most Republican-leaning jurisdictions, a pattern consistent with the rural, small-town character of this Hoosier hill-country county of roughly 19,000 residents.
The Republican margin in Orange County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Orange County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,873, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,767 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wyandot County and Defiance County.
