Shelby, Alabama is a small town located in Shelby County with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, Shelby has an active political scene with many local political candidates vying for office. The elections are held every two years and the candidates running for office vary from year to year. They cover a wide range of issues such as education, environment, health care, economic development and public safety. The citizens of Shelby take their civic responsibility seriously and are often seen participating in local debates and forums to discuss current issues facing their town. As the residents take part in the active political process, they can ensure that their voices are heard and their needs met.
The political climate in Shelby, AL is very conservative.
Shelby County, AL is very conservative. In Shelby County, AL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby, AL is very conservative.
Shelby County, Alabama is very conservative.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Alabama 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, Alabama: 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 Shelby, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $4,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $30,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)