Overland, Nebraska is a small town with a population of around 700 people. It is home to many families and is known for its friendly atmosphere. The local political scene in Overland is quite active, with many residents taking part in the discussion and voting on important issues. The mayor of Overland is Barbara Pearson, who has been in office since 2010 and is known for her commitment to public safety and service. Other members of the city’s council include councilors Patrick Jones, Karen Johnson, Robert Smith, and Sam Miller. They are all actively engaged in the political process and strive to ensure that Overland remains a safe place for everyone to live. Residents of Overland have access to their local government through monthly meetings, which can be attended by anyone interested. This allows citizens to voice their opinion on important matters that affect them or their community directly.
The political climate in Overland, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton County, NE is very conservative. In Hamilton County, NE 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Overland, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island Metro Area is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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, Nebraska: 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 Overland, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $5,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)