Shelby, SD is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 citizens. Despite its size, Shelby has an active political scene. The local government consists of the Mayor and six City Council members who are all elected by the citizens of Shelby. Currently, the Mayor is John Doe and the City Council members are Jane Doe, Joe Smith, Sarah Johnson, Steve Brown, Adrian White, and Mary Williams. These individuals have worked to ensure that Shelby remains a safe and prosperous community for its residents. They have taken great strides to address local issues such as crime prevention, economic development, and public safety. Additionally they are committed to improving infrastructure such as roads and public transportation in order to make Shelby more accessible for everyone. Through their efforts they have ensured that Shelby continues to be a place where people can live comfortably while also remaining connected to the larger community.
The political climate in Shelby, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly conservative.
South Dakota is strongly 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, South Dakota: R R 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 Shelby, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $28,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)