Shelby, Mississippi is a small town located in the south of the United States. It is known for its close-knit community and vibrant culture. The politics in Shelby, Mississippi are driven by local residents who care deeply about the future of their hometown. Community members are actively involved in elections and other political activities, advocating for policies that will benefit their families and friends. Issues such as education reform, job growth, economic development, and environmental protection are important topics among the citizens of Shelby. Local candidates from both parties work to earn the support of local voters through townhall meetings and campaign efforts aimed at engaging with constituents.
The political climate in Shelby, MS is strongly liberal.
Bolivar County, MS is strongly liberal. In Bolivar County, MS 64.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bolivar county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.8% to 34.0%.
Bolivar county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby, MS is strongly liberal.
Bolivar County, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Cleveland Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Mississippi is moderately 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.
Shelby, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 Shelby, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $5,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $773 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $450 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)