Shelbina, MO is a small farming town located in the northeast corner of Missouri. It has a population of roughly 2000 people and is governed by local officials elected by its citizens. As with most rural towns, Shelbina’s politics are largely influenced by the community’s agricultural needs and values. This includes policies that promote renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, and sustainable farming practices. Local politicians often prioritize these issues over those facing larger cities when making decisions about their town. There is also a strong sense of community that shows up in local politics; politicians strive to provide resources and programs that will benefit their constituents directly, such as job training initiatives or emergency services programs. The people of Shelbina take pride in their place in the greater state of Missouri and remain committed to upholding the values they believe make it unique – even if they have different opinions on certain topics.
The political climate in Shelbina, MO is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, MO is very conservative. In Shelby County, MO 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelbina, MO is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Shelbina, 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 Shelbina, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $4,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)