Overton, TX is a small town in East Texas with a population of about 3,000 people. Politically, the town is largely conservative and strongly supportive of Republican values. Local politics are dominated by grassroots campaigns and community activists who are dedicated to fighting for the best interests of their constituents. The mayor is elected by popular vote and individuals from both major political parties regularly run for office at the local level. Overton also has a strong presence of civic organizations that work to keep citizens informed about local issues, such as taxes, economic development, public safety, and education. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office, residents remain committed to making sure that their voices are heard in the political system through active involvement in their local community.
The political climate in Overton, TX is strongly conservative.
Rusk County, TX is very conservative. In Rusk County, TX 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.7%.
Rusk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Overton, TX is strongly conservative.
Rusk County, Texas is very conservative.
Longview Metro Area is very conservative.
Texas is leaning 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.
Overton, Texas: 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 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 Overton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $15,919 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)