Overland, MO is a city with a rich history and a vibrant political landscape. The local government in Overland is focused on providing services that promote the economic growth and development of the city. The city seeks to foster an environment that encourages business growth and job creation, while also promoting social justice initiatives. Local politicians are dedicated to representing their constituency and working together to create positive outcomes for the citizens of Overland. Through civic engagement, the people of Overland can continue to strengthen and grow their political voice so that their needs are heard by elected officials.
The political climate in Overland, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Overland, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri 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.
Overland, Missouri: d d D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Overland, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,992 contributions totaling $1,718,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 626 contributions totaling $358,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $573 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)