Overlook leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Overlook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Overlook, ~45% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Overlook compares
Overlook runs about 21 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Overlook. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Overlook 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 Overlook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Overlook hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Overlook, Summit, NJ sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Overlook looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Overlook is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Academy Heights, Orange, NJ D+76
- Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ D+72
- Upper Vailsburg, Newark, NJ D+80
- Hutton Park, West Orange, NJ D+61
- Weequahic, Newark, NJ D+81
- Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ D+43
- Upper Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ D+80
- Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ D+25
- Downtown Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ D+27
- Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Durham, Durham, NC D+74
- Leonidas, New Orleans, LA D+70
- West Waco, Woodway, TX R+18
- Rosebank, Staten Island, NY R+12
- Summit, Puyallup, WA R+3
- South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS D+22
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA D+49
- Belmont, Pueblo, CO D+10
- East Lake, Chula Vista, CA D+16
- Black Mountain, Henderson, NV R+4
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Jersey Division 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.