Shell Knob, MO is a small community located in the Ozarks region of Missouri. It is a rural town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The politics of Shell Knob are reflective of the values of its small-town residents - focusing on local issues such as education, job creation, and preserving the natural beauty that surrounds it. Residents often show strong support for their elected officials and stay involved in local politics through attending public meetings, participating in town hall debates, and voting in elections. A variety of candidates have been elected to serve Shell Knob’s citizens over the years, all working hard to make sure the future of Shell Knob remains bright and prosperous.
The political climate in Shell Knob, MO is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MO is very conservative. In Barry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shell Knob, MO is strongly conservative.
Barry County, Missouri is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat 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.
Shell Knob, Missouri: R R R 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 Shell Knob, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 414 contributions totaling $17,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $77,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $618 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)