Shelby, IA County is a small community located in the Midwest. Its population is made up of a diverse range of people who are deeply committed to their local politics. The county has a comprehensive election process which includes many candidates from both major and minor political parties. Voters in Shelby, IA County have the opportunity to cast their votes for state representatives, county supervisors, mayors and other elected officials at all levels of government. Each election cycle brings new ideas and perspectives to the table from local candidates that aim to make Shelby, IA County an even better place to live. Residents take pride in their voting history and strive for active involvement in the political process of their community.
The political climate in Shelby County, IA is very conservative.
In Shelby County, IA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.8%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby County, IA is very conservative.
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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.
Shelby, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $4,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $16,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)