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Orange County, New York

2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) got 55% of the vote for governor in Orange County. The margin is 17.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Orange County

Governor

Kathy Hochul
54.7%67,696
Bruce Blakeman
45.3%56,084
97% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

The leader in Orange County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 8:19 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorD +9.4R +8.4D +17.8
NY-18D +20.8R +8.4D +29.2

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Orange County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2020Joe Biden49.2%Donald Trump49.3%R +0.1172,540
2016Hillary Clinton44.9%Donald Trump50.4%R +5.5152,021
2012Barack Obama50.3%Mitt Romney41.2%D +9.1140,628
2008Barack Obama51.6%John McCain47.4%D +4.1151,918
2004John Kerry42.6%George W. Bush51.8%R +9.2144,673
2000Al Gore46.0%George W. Bush49.7%R +3.7126,549

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +3.6.

Other counties in New York

New York results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until New York certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. New York's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.