Shelton, NE is a small but vibrant city located in the heart of Nebraska. As such, it maintains an active and engaged local political landscape that serves its citizens well. The town’s political interests are represented by a nonpartisan mayor and four City Council members who are elected every four years to two-year terms. Additionally, the town has a strong Chamber of Commerce that is committed to advocating for local businesses and economic development. Through this group, Shelton residents can stay informed on important issues and get involved with their local government in many ways.
The political climate in Shelton, NE is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, NE is very conservative. In Buffalo County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 26.8%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelton, NE is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney Metro Area is very conservative.
Nebraska 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.
Shelton, Nebraska: 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 Shelton, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $27 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $6,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)