Sheldon, IA is a small town situated in the heart of the Midwest. It is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of identity and civic pride. Politically, Sheldon has always been an independent-minded municipality, with citizens often taking their own stance on issues that affect the community. Local politics often involve debates around topics such as tax rates, infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and educational initiatives. While there are no local candidates running for office in Sheldon currently, citizens are highly involved in these conversations and advocating for what they believe is best for the community. A high sense of civic engagement can be seen throughout Sheldon as residents participate in local meetings and rallies to express their views on important issues that concern them.
The political climate in Sheldon, IA is strongly conservative.
O'Brien County, IA is very conservative. In O'Brien County, IA 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, O'Brien county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.8%.
O'Brien county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheldon, IA is strongly conservative.
O'Brien County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Sheldon, Iowa: 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 Sheldon, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $26,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $118,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)