The town of Overbrook, KS is a small community located in Osage County. It has a population of just under 2,000 people and is home to many small businesses and farms. The local politics are relatively conservative with the majority of residents voting Republican in presidential elections. At the local level, there are several candidates that have been elected to represent the town on various boards and committees such as the school board and county commission. Each candidate has their own platform which they use to address local issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure. On election days, voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for these individuals who they feel will best serve their needs. With several competitive races for local seats each year, Overbrook's citizens take an active role in ensuring their voices are heard at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 66524 (Overbrook, KS) is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66524 (Overbrook, KS) is very conservative.
Overbrook, Kansas is very conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Kansas 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.
Overbrook, Kansas: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 66524 (Overbrook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $8,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)