Overhills leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Overhills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Overhills, ~30% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Overhills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Overhills leans more Republican than 10 of 49 neighbors.
Overhills runs about 5 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Overhills leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Overhills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Overhills drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Overhills are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Overhills, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Overhills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Overhills is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spout Springs, NC R+10
- Spring Lake, NC D+14
- Cameron, NC R+18
- Pope Air Force Base, NC R+12
- Fort Bragg, NC Even
- Olivia, NC R+48
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
- Lobelia, NC R+39
- Norrington Crossroads, NC R+37
- Broadway, NC R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrisburg, NE R+79
- Ward, AL D+31
- Lippincotts, OH R+61
- Mooresburg, PA R+41
- Wannaska, MN R+52
- Ranier, MN R+27
- Rhonesboro, TX R+71
- Elk, TX R+68
- Gilsonite, CO R+49
- Lena, LA R+69
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, 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.