Overton, PA is a small rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The town is well known for its beautiful landscape and strong sense of community. With a population of around 2,500 people, Overton is home to many families who have been living there for generations. Politically, Overton leans heavily towards conservative values and generally votes Republican in most elections. Throughout the years, residents of Overton have elected officials who are dedicated to upholding traditional family values while promoting economic growth. Local candidates focus on creating jobs and increasing access to quality education opportunities for all citizens. In addition, they work hard to ensure that taxes remain low while protecting the natural beauty of the area.
The political climate in Overton, PA is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Overton, PA is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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, Pennsylvania: 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)