Over Place Area leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Over Place Area typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Over Place Area, ~13% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Over Place Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Over Place Area leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Over Place Area runs about 17 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Over Place Area leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Over Place Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Over Place Area hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Over Place Area, Abilene, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Over Place Area looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Over Place Area is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Over Place Area sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX R+46
- Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX R+7
- North College, Abilene, TX R+14
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Monfort Heights South, Cincinnati, OH R+24
- Darkesville, Inwood, WV R+35
- Morningside, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
- West Edgewood, Indianapolis, IN Even
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
- Mainland Park, Texas City, TX R+20
- Hillendale, Oregon City, OR Even
- South Atrisco, South Valley, NM D+20
- McKinley, Albuquerque, NM D+23
- Westmore, Orem, UT R+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.