Shellsburg, IA is a small town located in the heart of Iowa. Its population is roughly 2,000 people, and it has a strong sense of community. The town is governed by a mayor and several city council members who are elected every two years. They work together to ensure that the town's infrastructure and services are as effective as possible for its residents. Some of the issues that they address are economic development, public safety, and preserving the town's historical sites. Elections for local political candidates are always hotly contested, with citizens passionate about their choice for mayor or city council positions. In Shellsburg, the political process is vibrant and engaging for all involved parties.
The political climate in Shellsburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shellsburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Shellsburg, Iowa: d d d 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 Shellsburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)